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		<title>Many insurers reject requests &#8211; will yours?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.moneyville.ca/article/1167459&#8211;auto-insurers-routinely-deny-treatment-plans-therapists-say By Ellen Roseman &#124; Tue Apr 24 2012 The Toronto Star Suppose you’re driving your car with three passengers and you hit a deer. No one is hurt, except the animal. Your insurance company quickly pays $24,000 to cover repairs to your damaged car. It’s happy to protect you from financial harm after an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Judgement in Bicycle Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the judgement in Herbert v. The City of Brantford. The Ontario Court of Appeal decision can be found at http://www.ontariocourts.on.ca/decisions/2012/2012ONCA0098.pdf Mr. Herbert was injured when he lost control of his bicylce on a pathway owned by the City of Brantford. The pathway was poorly maintained and constructed and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car injury claims increasingly denied</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As reported by the CBC at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/12/30/car-insurance-therapy.html  Hamilton speech therapist says car insurance companies are increasingly rejecting her recommended treatments for people who’ve been hurt in accidents. Deidre Sperry helps her clients recover from brain injuries. Those who have been hurt in car accidents represent 95 per cent of her client base. Car insurance companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Court of Appeal Favours Desbiens Approach in Catastrophic Injury Determinations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accident victim&#8217;s rights to expansive first party or &#8220;no-fault&#8221; benefits in catastrophic cases has been boosted by the recent decision in Kusnierz v. The Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2010 ONSC 5749 (CanLII).  The decision overturns the trial decision.  At trial the judge determined that psychological impairments could not be considered in conjunction with physcal impairments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Litigation looms over minor injury cases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Law Times at http://www.lawtimesnews.com/Focus-On/Litigation-looms-over-minor-injury-cases Many insurance industry professionals are predicting a deluge of litigation over the many uncertainties associated with the application of the minor injury guidelines. The lack of consensus over which cases legitimately fall within the criteria cries out for judicial commentary that appears to be years away, which means that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Superior Court permits Claim against Police to Proceed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an action against the Hamilton Police in negligence for failing to arrest Hamilton&#8217;s &#8220;Most Wanted Criminal&#8221;  Corey Rogers, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed a motion by the police which, if successful, would have stopped the lawsuit.  By virtue of the Ruling the plaintiffs are permitted to proceed.  The case is under appeal.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Auditor General Critical of Insurance Profits in Ontario</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent Auditor General Report in highly critical of the Ontario Government&#8217;s regulation of the cost of insurance in Ontario. As quoted by the CBC at  http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/12/05/auditor-general-ontario-spending.html?cmp=rss : The number of people killed or injured in auto accidents in Ontario fell 25 per cent in a decade, but the government still guarantees insurers a &#8220;reasonable rate of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No More Over-Arching Interpretation Principles Favouring Insurers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An insurer is required to defend a claim where the facts alleged in the pleadings, if proven to be true, would require the insurer to indemnify the insured for the claim.  It is irrelevant whether the allegations in the pleadings can be proven in evidence.  What is required is the mere possibility that a claim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Damages for Mental Distress Against Motor Vehicle Insurer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a claim for damages of mental distress caused by the failure of Echelon Insurance to properly adjust a claim arising from a motor vehicle collision.  “People purchase motor vehicle liability policies to protect themselves from financial and emotional stress and insecurity.  An object of such contracts is to secure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accident Benefits Far from Generous</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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