2020 has been a really difficult year for so many people across all walks of life; for so many different reasons. Where does the hell storm of 2020 start for you? Here are a few line items in no particular order just to put 2020 in perspective: Wildfires blaze out…
More and more; people are purchasing insurance or renewing their insurance policies over the phone. This can relate to car insurance, mortgage insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness insurance, health/medical insurance. It doesn’t matter what type of insurance it is; the reality is that we are placing more emphasis…
You know what people hate? Jury duty. Civic duty? Yes. Sense of national pride and feeling like you’re contributing to society? Sure. But there are likely 1001 things you’d rather be doing other than sitting on a jury. Particularly for a personal injury case. As stated previously in the Toronto…
Hey Ontario Government. Want to open up again for business? Want to be a Government that’s “For the People“? Heed these words of first hand experience from one of your COVID-19 Testing Centres and learn. For starters: I’m a personal injury lawyer. I’m lucky to have my own practice; call…
Long Term Disability benefits flow for many disabled claimants with no issue. The insurer may from time to time request a report from a family doctor, questionnaire, or request updated clinical notes and records. The insurer may also request that the claimant see their own “doctor” or “specialist” in order…
“In my view, the simplest answer to this issue is, “It’s 2020”. We no longer record evidence using quill and ink. In fact, we apparently do not even teach children to use cursive writing in all schools anymore. We now have the technological ability to communicate remotely effectively. Using it…
Many of our Long Term Disability clients want to know how long term disability cases settle. By this question, what they are really asking is how do they as the client, get paid. Is it a lump sum payment? Is it a monthly benefit that the client will receive for…
Our personal injury lawyers have seen in increased volume of overdose and pharmacy negligence cases over the past year. Why is that? Perhaps more of the population is dependent on pharmaceutical medication? With that increased volume of customers for pharmacists; there is a greater chance for human error when dispensing…
It’s amazing that no matter how many times we write about it; speak about it; or broadcast our thoughts on radio, podcast, newspaper or television; that so few people know what to do after a car accident in Ontario. This is very important, because there are tight time lines which…
Let me tell you a story. It’s about an insurance company which deals with long term disability policies. The size of the insurance company is irrelevant for this story, because most insurers are very similar in their approach. But in fairness, they are not all the same. The insurance company…