Ontario is moving to stop new admissions to the provincially funded sheltered workshops where people with intellectual disabilities labour for pennies a day, says the Minister of Community and Social Services.
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Ontario’s Shame and Scandal – how the injured and disabled are punished by government policy
Victim’s group calls for the Auditor General and the Ontario Ombudsman to investigate what is happening to Ontario’s injured and disabled citizens
TORONTO, November 17, 2015 PRESS RELEASE – Ontario auto insurers are poised to make higher profits on the backs of Ontario’s disabled and injured MVA victims in 2016 while continuing to build up the provincial deficit by downloading the expense of victims to the taxpayers. Recently passed legislation means that coverage for the most injured MVA victims will be cut in half.
In October Ontario’s over 9 million drivers learned through the Lazar Prisman Report that they had been overcharged for auto insurance and likely overpaid by $1.5 billion in the last two years alone.
In recent weeks we learned just how challenging recovery is and how poorly the WSIB injured workers are treated in the Prescription Over-Ruled: Report on How Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Systematically Ignores the Advice of Medical Professionals. Press release Nov 2016 Ontario’s Shame and Scandal – how the injured and disabled are punished by government policy
Overhaul of auto insurance system needed before crisis hits
A new Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) report finding consumers have likely overpaid by $1.5 billion for auto insurance over the last two years signifies the need for a major review of the system, London personal injury lawyer and OTLA president Maia Bent tells Collision Repair magazine.
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THE TRUTH REVEALED ABOUT INSURANCE COMPANIES’ PROFITS IN ONTARIO
Dr. Fred Lazar and Dr. Eli Prisman have updated the 2013 report to include data for 2014. The update found that consumers likely overpaid by $1.5 billion in the last two years alone. This includes overpayments of $700 million (or about $100 for each insurance policy) in 2014 on top of the $840 million in 2013. In addition to overpaying for insurance, the report concluded that the total industrywide profits in 2014 alone were 10.6 per cent – or nearly twice the levels considered reasonable. To read more about auto insurance and to download a copy of the report, click the “Download The Report” icon on the right side of this page.
$60,000 Non-Pecuniary Assessment For Chronic Soft Tissue Injury With Associated Headaches
In today’s case (Hinder v. Yellow Cab Company Ltd) the Plaintiff was involved in an intersection collision. The Defendant denied liability but was found fully at fault at trail. The Plaintiff suffered a variety of soft tissue injuries, some of which resolved. She continued to have neck symptoms with associated headaches at the time of trial (some five years later) which were expected to linger into the future.
Social Media, Privacy, and High-tech Fishing Expeditions: Digital Evidence in the 21st Century
In today’s high tech world, the ubiquity of social media, wearable technology and the digitization of everything we touch, see and do leaves behind a trail of digital fingerprints. As such, it’s no surprise that starting a personal injury lawsuit in the digital age often comes with many challenges; one of which is the potential production of “private” social media details to insurance companies.
Canadians see auto insurance costs shift based on address
Each year, millions of Canadians may be concerned with their auto insurance costs, and want to know all the factors that go into setting those premiums. While the obvious things like the make, model, age of the car, or the person’s driving record will obviously come into the picture, what many people might not know is that other factors – including where they live – are also considered by insurers.
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BC Court of Appeal – Jury Trial OK in Case With 40 Expert Reports
In today’s case (Rados v. Pannu) the Plaintiff alleged serious injuries as a result of a motor vehicle collision including “a traumatic brain injury; a vestibular injury that has impaired the appellant’s balance and induced bouts of nausea, dizziness and vomiting; various musculoligamentous and other physical injuries; and, a major depressive disorder”.
http://www.ilstv.com/bc-court-
Courts ‘taking a harder line’ on vexatious lawsuits
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent adoption of guidelines for the interpretation of a relatively new rule against vexatious proceedings is a welcome addition to the ongoing battle against such actions, lawyers say.
Ontario Ministry of Finance recommends new FSCO regulations
The creation of a new regulatory for the insurance industry in Ontario has been mooted, but can this new body help to lower auto insurance premiums in the province, or will it merely add to the feeling of over regulation in Canada’s most populated region.