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Canada’s highest court announced Thursday it will not hear a dispute arising from a vehicle repairman who got hurt while test-driving a customer’s car. The dispute is over a provision in Ontario Regulation 283/95 that sets out rules for auto insurers who receive an accident benefits claim and think a different insurer should pay. The […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 15, 2018
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A ferocious storm is pounding much of Newfoundland and Labrador with powerful winds, blowing snow and surging waves, in what Environment Canada said was the largest storm in the world as of Thursday afternoon. “The shore is taking an awful beating,” said Bonavista town clerk David Hiscock, who estimates a quarter […]
Tow truck drivers should not be allowed to hook up and haul vehicles damaged in collisions without some sort of certification above and beyond a driver’s licence, says CAA South Central Ontario. “If you have a Class G driver’s licence, you could go to a tow truck company tomorrow, get some on the job training, […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 14, 2018
A B.C. small claims tribunal has dismissed a driver’s claim that his repair shop negligently misrepresented the amount of time it would take to repair his vehicle. Jizhou Zhang sought an award of $4,500 for the loss of use and enjoyment of his motor vehicle while it was being repaired at No. 1 Collision (1993) […]
By Jason Contant | November 14, 2018
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Insurance fraud is again in the news, after a Moncton, N.B. man was sentenced to 30 days in prison and 18 months probation for illegally intercepting two insurance cheques sent to an Aviva Canada insured. Just how prevalent is cheque fraud in the insurance industry? It’s hard to tell. The Insurance Bureau of Canada told […]
Brokers placing Ontario auto coverage should ask insurers whether they are including sales tax when they calculate caps on benefits, a lawyer told Canadian Underwriter Tuesday. Ontario consumers must pay 13% Harmonized Sales Tax on many goods and services. Some – such as massage therapy – may be part of an accident benefits claim. When […]
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HALIFAX – An investigation by Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner says health officials have been caught “snooping” on personal health records, something she says is a serious invasion of privacy and a prosecutable offence. In an annual report released Wednesday, commissioner Catherine Tully says an investigation revealed a “dangerous and insidious culture of entitlement” to viewing […]
By The Canadian Press | November 14, 2018
The National Hockey League announced a tentative $18.9 million settlement Monday with more than 300 retired players who sued the league and accused it of failing to protect them from head injuries or warning them of the risks involved with playing. The lawsuit, consolidated in federal court in Minnesota, was by far the largest facing […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 13, 2018
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A host liability lawsuit, arising from a fatal drunk driving accident, is proceeding to trial in Ontario. A recent Court of Appeal for Ontario ruling shows judges disagree on how the 2006 Supreme Court of Canada ruling in Childs v. Desormeaux should apply to lawsuits against owners of homes where motorists got drunk before driving. […]
By Greg Meckbach | November 12, 2018
WASHINGTON – Both nature and humans share blame for California’s devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite President Donald Trump’s claims, fire scientists say. Nature provides the dangerous winds that have whipped the fires, and human-caused climate change over the long haul is killing and drying the shrubs and trees […]
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