Ontario’s dispute resolution system has inflexible rules and a structure that leads to unfair treatment of accident victims, says a victims’ group.
Make mediation optional – FAIR Thompson’s Daily Insurance News Service November 12, 2013
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Biased MDs should be penalized – Lawyers – Thompson’s Daily Insurance News Service
The OTLA says accident victims with serious injuries often go without adequate or timely treatment due to incomplete or biased medical assessments.
Biased MDs should be penalized – Lawyers Thompson’s Daily Insurance News Service November 12, 2013
What does the public think about the lack of transparency at CPSO? Read this!
Survivors of car crashes look at the medical profession in a whole different way after finding out it is a free for all abuse system that the college is ignoring.
Ontario politicians try to put a lid on fees for providing copies of medical records
The Ontario Legislature last week passed a motion calling on the government to establish regulations limiting the fees charged for medical records, which, politicians suggest, are often requested by lawyers in auto insurance lawsuits.
FAIR response to the CPSO Draft Transparency Principles Consultation
This lack of transparency about complaints is putting even more vulnerable accident victims at risk because they cannot protect themselves when the IME vendor is perpetually ‘cleansed’ by the lack of information available. The College has facilitated unacceptable behaviour by way of keeping secrets from the public – consistently telling the public that there are no disciplinary actions taken against a physician by conveniently classifying the College actions as remedial and confidential.
FAIR response to CPSO Draft Transparency Principles November 11 13
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association speak out about CPSO transparency
OTLA feels that the overriding concern in establishing and applying these Transparency Principles must, first and foremost, be the protection of the public and disclosure of information, not the protection of the physician’s privacy.
OTLA-Submission-CPSO-Transparency-Principles-Nov-8-2013
http://policyconsult.cpso.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Transparency-Principles.pdf
Interim Report of the Ontario Automobile Insurance Dispute Resolution System Review
From bad to worse, expert reports without cross examination – how does this promote justice?
“For an expedited in-person hearing, the parties would submit supporting documentation, including affidavits and expert reports. Although testimony and cross-examination could take place within set time parameters, the use of expert witnesses would not be permitted. Expedited hearing would take no longer than half a day.”
http://williehandler.blogspot.ca/2013/11/interim-report-of-ontario-automobile.html
Challenges With Opinions From Treatment Providers
While the new expert report rules were intended to reduce reliance on hired guns, the Westerhof decision will have the unfortunate effect of forcing plaintiff’s counsel to become even more reliant on medical-legal experts out of fear that they will not be able to later secure compliant reports from the key treatment providers.
http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/273708/Civil+Law/Challenges+With+Opinions+From+Treatment+Providers
N.B. drivers overpaid millions for insurance, say analysts
Insurance board begins hearings on whether premiums for automobile coverage should increase http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/n-b-drivers-overpaid-millions-for-insurance-say-analysts-1.1927954
Keep the faith…in insurance? I think not.
I think as a society we have lost faith in insurers. I don’t know many people who still believe that an insurer, any insurer, will be forthcoming with benefits or reimbursement at the time of claim.
http://entwistlehealth.blogspot.ca/2013/11/keep-faithin-insurance-i-think-not.html