How do you know when someone is incapable of managing their affairs?
This article summarizes the various ways in which the SABS deals with children and takes a look at how the proposed changes to the definition of catastrophic impairment may affect children.
We congratulate Roger Oatley for the recognition bestowed by this respected peer review publication. Best Lawyers has named Roger Oatley the 2013 Lawyer of the Year for Legal Malpractice Law in the Toronto area.
The Canadian Standards Association puts out standards for helmets. It is important to check that your helmet is CSA approved before engaging in a particular activity.
Catastrophic impairment is a designation that you can apply for if you are injured in a motor vehicle accident in Ontario. If your car insurance company accepts that you are catastrophically impaired it greatly increases the amount of medical, rehabilitation and attendant care benefits that are available to you.
Teenaged sisters were left permanently disabled due to dangerous road condition.
The definition of a “minor injury” is intentionally restrictive. The “Minor Injury Guideline” (the “MIG”) was implemented in 2010 by the Ontario government in an effort to stop insurance rates from rising.
This article (co-authored with Roger Oatley) examines the recent trend of Ontario courts awarding future health care costs using a method of calculation that is more favourable to injured plaintiffs.
It has now been a little over a year since the Ontario government revised the statutory accident benefits regime by passing Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Effective September 1, 2010. O. Reg. 34/10 (SABS). This new regulation reduced the insurance benefits available to people injured in motor vehicle accidents.
While it is too soon to comment on the long-term effects this regulation will have on accident victims and health professionals in Ontario, this article will review some concerns that health professionals and claimants have raised recently.