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We Should Applaud Ontario’s Plans To Pilot A Basic Income Guarantee

by Admin4

The Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) is a strategy for poverty reduction that is simpler and more effective than our existing social assistance systems. Quite simply, individuals whose incomes fall below a certain level get topped up to a level that would meet basic needs. This streamlined approach would replace existing social assistance programs, and would provide much-needed income security for the increasing numbers of Canadians in precarious and part-time work. If designed correctly, it should also eliminate some of the perverse incentives of the “welfare wall” that institutionalize poverty in Canada.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/laura-anderson/basic-income-guarantee_b_9376356.html

Doctor’s Notes: Why we need to pay more attention to women’s head injuries

by Admin4

Many would assume that gender equity in health has been achieved. But in subtle ways, medical research has a male bias that can leave women behind. Take my area of research as an example: traumatic brain injuries. Huge advances have been made in this field over the last few decades. We now know that for some, even seemingly minor hits to the head can have long-lasting effects, and we recognize the importance of proper recovery and rehabilitation. But we don’t fully know the differences of how women and men experience brain injury, and that has consequences for how women are diagnosed and treated.

http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2016/03/07/doctors-notes-why-we-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-womens-head-injuries.html

UBC researcher’s scanning technique sheds new light on damage done to the brain by concussion

by Admin4

This new understanding of the physical damage to the brain and the time frame for recovery suggests athletes should not be cleared to play less than two weeks after a concussion and should probably be shelved much longer, said Alex Rauscher, an MRI scientist and Canada Research Chair in the department of pediatrics at the University of B.C.

http://www.theprovince.com/technology/researcher+scanning+technique+sheds+light+damage+done+brain+concussion/11766573/story.html

Judge finds ICBC liable for malicious prosecution, awards woman nearly $400,000

by Admin4

A British Columbia judge has awarded a woman who “experienced the wrath” of the province’s insurance corporation nearly $400,000.

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/news/judge-finds-icbc-liable-for-malicious-prosecution-awards-woman-nearly-400-000/1004058204/

Destruction of Evidence

by Admin4

The destruction of evidence, either intentional or through negligence, impedes the ability of the trier of fact to find the truth and reach a just determination of the issues.

http://www.millerthomson.com/en/blog/ontario-insurance-litigation-blog/destruction-of-evidence

Automobile Accident Benefits Service Project Update

by Admin4

The Safety, Licensing Appeals and Standards Tribunal Ontario (SLASTO) has issued an update on the Automobile Accident Benefits Service Project in regards to the transfer of Ontario’s auto insurance dispute resolution system from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario to the Licence Appeal Tribunal of SLASTO.

http://www.slasto.gov.on.ca/en/Documents/What%20New-EN/SLASTO%20AABS%20Project%20Update%205%20Final%20HTML%20-%20AE%20v2.htm

Self driving Google car could be at fault in crash

by Admin4

Google’s autonomous vehicles have been involved in several accidents in the past, but it has always been the case that the other party was to blame. This latest event however, which took place in California in mid-February, may be the first time the autonomous vehicle has been at fault.

http://www.insurancebusiness.ca/news/self-driving-google-car-could-be-at-fault-in-crash-203834.aspx

In Personal Injury Disputes, Your Metadata Is Fair Game

by Admin4

Over the last few years, as sharing of personal information on social media has become more ubiquitous, many personal injury cases in Ontario are being decided on evidence gathered from plaintiffs’ social media accounts, which provide ‘metadata’ creating a time and location stamp of a user’s online activity. And it’s all admissible as evidence in court.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/maia-bent/social-media-legal_b_9358702.html

$30,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment for Aggravation of Chronic Pain

by Admin4

In today’s case (Ben-Yosef v. Dasanjh) the Plaintiff was struck in 2011 by the Defendant’s vehicle while crossing a cross-walk. The Plaintiff suffered from a pre-existing and longstanding chronic pain disorder. The collision resulted in soft tissue injuries and aggravated the pre-existing condition.

http://bc-injury-law.com/blog

Better understanding brain injury (Ontario)

by Admin4

The stereotypical image of an injured accident victim in a personal injury case involves a person in a wheelchair, wearing a neck collar, with multiple casts on their legs and arms. Their lawyer is pushing the wheelchair from behind, in to a Court room, parading them before a Judge and Jury so that they can get an appreciation of their injuries.

http://www.torontoinjurylawyerblog.com/2016/03/better-understanding-brain-injury-ontario.html