There has been a steady reduction in the damages that innocent motor vehicle accident victims recover from the at fault driver. The Ontario Government, working with the insurance industry, has [...]
Effective June 1, 2016, the Ontario Government has introduced changes to the automobile insurance system which will greatly affect the coverage consumers select and the price they will pay for [...]
The “minor injury” guideline and treatment protocol has been a part of the motor vehicle accident landscape in Ontario since 2010. A “minor injury” is defined under the Regulations as “a sprain, [...]
In an effort to reduce insurance premiums, the Government has promised to make significant changes to statutory accident benefits. The changes include: An amendment to the test for catastrophic [...]
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal awarded a totally disabled man the sum of $236,773 in unpaid long-term disability benefits, $200,000 in punitive damages and $25,000 in damages [...]
An Ottawa court case decided in January that the Family Protection Endorsement (OPCF-44R) did apply to cover a young man (not named in the policy) who received serious injuries in an accident [...]
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario or FSCO provides mediation and dispute resolution services to injured persons who are involved in a dispute with their insurer over the availability [...]
Those individuals injured on the OC Transpo bus on Wednesday September 18, 2013 and the families of those who lost their lives are eligible to apply for and receive Statutory Accident Benefits or [...]
Ontario has a two-pronged system for compensating people who are injured in motor vehicle accidents. It is a mixed fault/no-fault system. The no-fault component is referred to as the Accident [...]
