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Another successful day of Zoom mediating! Helping parties resolve disputes saved the Plaintiff 3 years of having litigation hanging over their heads while saving the Insurance Company 3 years of additional litigation expenses. Win-win and none of us had to leave our homes!!
In this age of social isolation mediations are still taking place. We are using Zoom or Webex platforms. The best case is still a resolved case. Contact me to set up your next mediation. In the meantime stay safe. We will get through this together.
Great to see Kerri Campion of Bridgepoint Financial at the Law Society seminar that I was speaking at today!
NEW BREATHALYZER RULES
"They allow officers to demand a breathalyzer test from any driver, even one who is not suspected of impaired driving. Until now, police had to have a reasonable suspicion of impaired driving if they wanted to demand a breathalyzer test."
Canada's news impaired driving laws come into force this week, and they change both what officers can ask for and what you can be charged with.
NAME + SHAME
What do you think? Should the police be online naming and shaming anyone with a drunk driving charge?.
If the threat of heavy fines, losing your license, going to jail, dying in a fiery wreck or killing innocent people (maybe even your own loved ones...
CONCUSSION NEWS
"The NHL said it does not acknowledge any liability for any of the players' claims."
The NHL and attorneys for retired players say a tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought against the league over head injuries.
“It brings him back and it puts him to rest all at the same time.”
CALGARY — John William Gow Logan had one course and some articling to complete before becoming a lawyer, but his death in the First World War left his dream unfinished.The son of Manitoba hom…
“This isn’t just affecting the individuals who will no longer have access to the services, it really threatens the efficiency of the system as a whole."
Registered charity Pro Bono Ontario says two help centres staffed with volunteer lawyers in Toronto and one in Ottawa will be closing in December due to lack of funding.
CLASS ACTION
"Six of Ontario's largest insurance providers are facing a series of class action lawsuits, which allege that the companies withheld benefit payments to thousands of accident victims.".
Six of Ontario's largest insurance providers are facing a series of class action lawsuits, which allege that the companies withheld benefit payments to thousands of accident victims. The lawsuits say the companies made incorrect HST calculations on benefit payments.
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The most unique feature in his career has been that approximately half of his experience has been in defence of Insurers, and the other half has been acting on behalf of Plaintiffs. This gives Albert a great sensitivity to the issues and approaches in both rooms; as well as the credibility and analy...
"Officials say the Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) program, which was installed at 12 intersections last year, provides pedestrians with a five-second head-start before vehicles are permitted to enter the intersection."
Tory said the intersections eyed for the crosswalk signal program will be spread across four districts and be installed by the end of the year.
"In total, we identified 609 infractions by drivers and cyclists. The majority of both navigated the intersection wrong, according to the city’s design."
The intersection of Richmond and Bay Sts. is an example of how inconsistent infrastructure can make it dangerous to cycle in Toronto, experts say. According to a Star analysis, Just 11 per cent of turning drivers and 34 per cent of through cyclists followed the city’s intended design.
Fish, barrel. "A traffic blitz aimed at ensuring drivers were leaving enough space between themselves and cyclists changed into a blitz on distracted drivers Wednesday afternoon."
A traffic blitz aimed at ensuring drivers were leaving enough space between themselves and cyclists changed into a blitz on distracted drivers Wednesday afternoon.Police were using a bicycle with e…
Do you agree that recreational ma*****na should be legal in Canada? *****na
The federal government is reminding Canadians that up until then, it's still illegal to consume ma*****na
A menu of charges pending: "The suspect filmed the event on her cellphone and neither of them had any seat belts or safety restraints."
A 33-year-old woman is facing charges after police said she allowed her 3-year-old daughter to sit in her lap and steer her vehicle while driving on the highway.
Ghost bus on patrol.
And yet the benefits keep dropping no matter where you live. "Man's car insurance shoots up $600 per year after he moves to new neighbourhood."
A few days after moving, Steven Baker phoned his insurance company to inform them that his address in Toronto had changed. Then he was told his car insurance would shoot up by about $600 a year — just because of his new neighbourhood.
Do you think the *sender* of texts should also be liable for a crash if they knew the recipient was driving?
Before you hit send on your next text message, a Toronto lawyer says you'll want to make sure the person on the other end isn't driving.
"As many as one in three Canadians have some form of non-conviction record sitting in police computers, according to research from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association."
Nearly three years after it was passed unanimously by the Ontario legislature, the Police Record Checks Reform Act will become law on Nov. 1. It will severely limit the release of police “non-conviction records” that have thwarted careers and ruined lives, as detailed in a Star investigation.
"The law says that?"
Did you know distracted driving causes five times more accidents than impaired driving? Here's what cops wish you knew about distracted driving, and how they...
Wishing all the best for those affected by this senseless incident. Hoping that the victims and their families get the help they need.
Residents have been leaving flowers and candles, and writing messages of support and condolence on large cardboard squares.
Do the right thing: clean the snow and ice off your car.
Frozen chunks smashed through the windshields of a truck and two buses — including one carrying the visiting Kansas City Royals.
"Eighteen months of research led to a pilot study that revealed dogs give people a reason to get out of the house and socialize. In addition, the surveys suggest the animals can help with the depression often associated with chronic pain."
Preliminary results from a new research project based at the University of Calgary show that dogs can be used to help people suffering from chronic pain.
From the We're Just Not Reaching This Guy file.
KAMLOOPS — Some people just don't learn. A Kamloops RCMP officer issued a pair of distracted driving tickets yesterday afternoon - to the same driver. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the two traffic stops took place about 45 minutes apart and just a few blocks away from each other.
"New manufacturing standards will kick in for all new cars sold in Canada beginning September 2021 to stop so-called 'phantom vehicles' — cars operating without lights in the dark."
Transport Canada is bringing in new lighting rules for vehicles to improve road safety. New manufacturing standards will kick in for all new cars sold in Canada in 2021 to stop so-called "phantom vehicles," which are cars with no lights on in the dark.
Uber has been testing this technology in Toronto. All testing has been suspended as this incident in Arizona is investigated.
"Uber's testing has been going on for months in the Phoenix area, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto as automakers and technology companies compete to be the first with the technology."
Uber suspends all of its self-driving testing after what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian crash involving the vehicles.
And to think that injured people sometimes have to fight for years to get a few bucks for rehab assistance.
The Insurance Corp. of B.C. is embroiled in a court battle over the claims and repairs, which it says could cost more than $982,000 in total.
This piece from the AP appears in the Toronto Star, but it looks like Uber Health is only running south of the border right now. There was a test for it started by retirement homes in BC last year. Hopefully it will become widespread in Ontario soon. Anything that helps people get to their doctor's appointment is a good development. “There are a lot of people out there who are not going to the doctor simply because they can’t physically make it there."
The ride-hailing service said its Uber Health business will handle rides set up by doctor’s offices or other health care providers and then bill that business, not the patient.
A fascinating look at one town's efforts to, "Build it, and the doctors will come." Worth a read.
From matchmaking to babysitting, the physician recruiter in Goderich, Ont., went to elaborate lengths to convince doctors to move to the small town.
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