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Escalating Damages in Serious Brain Injury Cases

Three recent, well-publicized court decisions produced multimillion dollar awards of damages in cases involving brain injury. The injuries were catastrophic. But the damages awarded were unprecedented. In Marcoccia v. Gill, the plaintiff, Robert Marcoccia, was a twenty-something male who injured the frontal and temporal lobes of his brain in a car accident, and was left […]

By IAN A. MAIR | January 31, 2009

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Employee Dishonesty (February 01, 2009)

Claims and Recovery

January 31, 2009

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On the Scene (February 01, 2009)

Tim Ponton has been appointed regional vice president (Western) and brings with him a wealth of experience and passion to his new role with Winmar Franchise Corp. Ponton’s management, administration and adjuster experience over the past 28 years with Major Independent claims management organizations will help increase our ability to service our clients with the […]

January 31, 2009

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Ambiguity requires trial to determine status of unnamed insured

The phrase “companies under management control” is too vague to determine whether an unnamed insured — a roofing company hired by Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. (AECL) — is entitled to the AECL’s property policy coverage without the need for a trial first, an Ontario Court has determined. AECL hired Ron Robinson Roofing Inc. to do […]

January 31, 2009

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