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Program fights fentanyl abuse
A new patch for patch program, launched two weeks ago by Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and several community partners, aims to reduce illicit use of the powerful painkiller.
http://www.saultstar.com/2015/02/24/program-fights-fentanyl-abuse
UPDATED: Convicted Peel cop still on the police force
BRAMPTON – A Peel Regional Police officer convicted of more than 40 charges of fraud, breach of trust and obstructing justice remains on the police force.
IBC wants regulation for personal injury lawyers
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says it would like to see regulatory oversight of how personal injury lawyers structure their contingency fees due to what it calls a major gap in transparency in the auto insurance system.
Court rejects attempt to blame articling student for delay
Highlighting the relationship between lawyers and their articling students, a Superior Court master, in upholding an order dismissing a personal injury action as abandoned, has taken issue with a law firm that laid blame on a student with mental-health issues.
Remedial Costs for Unreasonable Settlements by Insurers
In the threshold motion in Maxwell v. Luck, previously discussed here, Justice Howell pushed back against what is increasingly becoming a routine attempt by insurers to dismiss chronic pain on the basis of the lack of objective symptoms in personal injury claims.
http://www.slaw.ca/2015/02/22/remedial-costs-for-unreasonable-settlement-on-threshold-motions/
The Civil Jury
In North America, the jury trial is almost sacrosanct. Even lawyers who have never tried a case before a jury will argue passionately that a jury trial is every litigant’s right and should be preserved at all costs.
physician income look behind the numbers
This is the average gross billing figure for an Ontario doctor, according to the Ontario government. Some doctors say that number, which doesn’t account for overhead costs, does not accurately reflect their actual incomes.
http://www.cmaj.ca/site/earlyreleases/19feb15_physician-income-a-look-behind-the-numbers.xhtml
Rise of the Drones
The property and casualty industry in Canada has some work to do to determine the complex liability and coverage issues that are likely to unfold with the anticipated increase in use of drones. Globally, however, Canada is leading the way in permitting commercial drone and mandating that insurance protection be purchased.
Remedial Costs for Unreasonable Settlements by Insurers
In the threshold motion in Maxwell v. Luck, previously discussed here, Justice Howell pushed back against what is increasingly becoming a routine attempt by insurers to dismiss chronic pain on the basis of the lack of objective symptoms in personal injury claims. http://www.slaw.ca/2015/02/22/remedial-costs-for-unreasonable-settlement-on-threshold-motions/