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$175,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Pain

The Plaintiff sustained a mild traumatic brain injury and suffered from cognitive dysfunction.  The court found some of this dysfunction was due to the head injury and the rest due to chronic pain and other factors also linked to the crash.

http://www.ilstv.com/175000-non-pecuniary-assessment-mild-traumatic-brain-injury-chronic-pain/

‘I would be dead today if I didn’t go and seek medical help’: recovering Fentanyl addict hopes to help others start over

46-year old Chris Fagan knows firsthand what it’s like to be on the edge. A car crash in 2007 changed his life, “I sustained a head injury. I had memory problems and had to start over with reading and writing.”

http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/i-would-be-dead-today-if-i-didn-t-go-and-seek-medical-help-recovering-fentanyl-addict-hopes-to-help-others-start-over-1.2857917

Editorial: Justice delayed

Law Times reports this week that a recently resigned assessment officer says the wait times for preliminary appointments for assessments under the Solicitors Act has ballooned to more than 12 months from three months. This is concerning, to say the least.

http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201604045315/commentary/editorial-justice-delayed

Shop Insurance Canada Explains if Ontario Auto Insurance Reforms are good for Customers

(PRLEAP.COM) Apr 13, 2015 – Huge changes are afoot in the Ontarian auto insurance market as the government has detailed its plans to reform the industry, starting June 1, 2016.
Shop Insurance Canada, a leading expert in the industry, says the reforms are designed to make premiums more affordable in Ontario, but the result may not necessarily be a better overall deal for customers.

Stingray surveillance device questions prompt federal privacy complaint

Is the RCMP using a technology that could allow them to secretly track and intercept Canadians’ wireless communications?

The federal police agency has been asked to respond to questions related to a federal privacy complaint.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/stingray-open-media-1.3533417

Genetic discrimination: A medical dystopia looms

The increasing sophistication of genetic testing brings with it the promise of a medical utopia.

Anyone can get tested to see if they’re at risk for certain kinds of illnesses; to be forewarned is to be forearmed.

https://sencaplus.ca/en/news/genetic-non-discrimination

Why Canadian companies can’t ignore the cost of mental illness

Each year one in five Canadians will experience a mental health or addiction problem, and in some areas, such as Ontario, this number is as high as one in four. More worrying, these figures reflect only people who have visited a doctor for a diagnosis. The actual number is likely much higher.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/leadership-lab/why-canadian-companies-cant-ignore-the-cost-of-mental-illness/article29604730/

Vaughan, Ontario man charged following $63,000 insurance fraud investigation

Just days after the York Regional Police (YRP) announced that they have laid charges in connection with an alleged staged collision in the Township of King, Ont., police said on Monday that they have charged a 36-year-old Vaughan man in connection with insurance fraud and are seeking additional victims.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/vaughan-ontario-man-charged-following-63000-insurance-fraud-investigation-1004088833/

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/04/11/man-busted-for-alleged-insurance-scam

Justice Denied: Huge legal bills push many to self-represent in court

A few years after her divorce, Jana Saracevic owed her lawyers more than $100,000. She was still fighting her ex in court and had drained her savings and borrowed thousands to keep it up.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/04/11/justice-denied-huge-legal-bills-push-many-to-self-represent-in-court.html

Ontario patients taking too many medical tests

Now, a growing body of evidence is showing that we’re rolling up our sleeves too often. Take low-risk surgeries, such as cataract removal. For decades, it’s been standard to test blood to ensure people are fit for surgery. We now know this testing has no impact on the surgery’s outcome or even on patient safety during or after the procedure.

http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2016/04/11/ontario-patients-taking-too-many-medical-tests.html