The problem with the Ontario car insurance Statutory Benefits system now is that so many benefits have been taken away that there is little incentive to lawyers to get involved to help clients navigate the system. The cost of lawyers outweighs the benefits. The system...
A decision was handed down by Justice Wolfram Tausendfreund of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Alecia Fischer, now 21 years old, awarded multi-million dollar settlement. Download the Court Decision
A recent study published in the September 2013, edition of the Journal of Patient Safety revealed that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients die every year as a result of preventable medical mistakes. The study also indicated that medical mistakes leading to serious...
On January 16th 2014 the Ontario Court of Appeal finally clarified a confusing part of Ontario Law in the decision of Schmitz v. Lombard Insurance Company of Canada, 2014 ONCA 88. Under most of our car insurance policies is the OPCF 44R Family Protection Endorsement....
June 2nd 2015 I have recently noticed that many of my clients only carry $1 million dollars in liability insurance. Also, not everyone carries the OPCF 44R Family Protection Endorsement. The OPCF 44R endorsement is an optional policy coverage selection but a very...
