Vanishing Premiums
Vanishing Premiums Vanishing Premium Insurance Products The Siskinds class action group was successful in reaching a resolution regarding vanishing premiums against Sun Life Assurance Company, Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Premium and Mutual of Omaha. Successful Actions: McRae v. Mutual of Omaha 2000 – National settlement of vanishing premium litigation. McKrow v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance...
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Vanishing Premiums Vanishing Premium Insurance Products The Siskinds class action group was successful in reaching a resolution regarding vanishing premiums against Sun Life Assurance Company, Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Premium and Mutual of Omaha. Successful Actions: McRae v. Mutual of Omaha 2000 – National settlement of vanishing premium litigation. McKrow v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance...
Continue reading the post titled Vanishing PremiumsWho pays for treatment following a motor vehicle accident?
When clients first consult us following a motor vehicle accident, many ask how they will be able to afford the treatment they need to recover. Some forms of treatment, such as visits with your family doctor, are funded by OHIP. However, services provided by most healthcare professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists and social workers, are...
Continue reading the post titled Who pays for treatment following a motor vehicle accident?2018 Year In Review For American and Canadian Whistleblower Programs
Fiscal Year 2018 was a nice year for tippers to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) whistleblower program (“SEC program”), thanks to some misbehaving companies. The SEC made record-breaking payouts of about $168 million to 13 whistleblowers in 2018. The SEC program was initiated to encourage specific, timely and credible tips to the SEC...
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Primerica Employment Standards Huras v. Primerica Financial Services Inc. A settlement with Primerica Financial Services Ltd. for alleging breaching the Employment Standards Act (failure to pay for mandatory training) was reached in 2001.
Continue reading the post titled PrimericaChanges to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA)
A change has occurred this year in Ontario which impacts the delivery of child welfare services to children, youth and families. The Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA) came into force on April 30, 2018, with Part X scheduled to come into force in January 2020. The Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA)...
Continue reading the post titled Changes to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA)Competing Class Actions: The Unsettled Law of Carriage Motions
Class counsel trying to predict the outcome of a carriage motion has little to learn from two recent decisions by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Carriage motions are unique to class actions. They arise when multiple class actions are filed for what is essentially the same case and counsel are unwilling to work together....
Continue reading the post titled Competing Class Actions: The Unsettled Law of Carriage MotionsRental car companies are liable for the renter’s negligence, even where the renter used a fake name, paid cash, and let someone else crash the car
Mamo v. Morgan, 2020 ONSC 7829 Is a rental car company responsible for the harm its renter causes in a car accident with the rented car? Yes. What if the renter used a stolen identity to rent the car and paid in cash? Yes. What if the renter did all that and then let their...
Continue reading the post titled Rental car companies are liable for the renter’s negligence, even where the renter used a fake name, paid cash, and let someone else crash the carShannon Wilcox Voices Accessibility Challenges in CBC News Interview
Personal injury law clerk, Shannon Wilcox, was recently joined by Julianne Hazlewood of CBC Radio Canada for an experiential review of accessibility factors in grocery stores. To read about their findings and recommendations or to listen to the broadcast, click here. Shannon is a leading local voice on the subject of accessibility and mobility challenges.
Continue reading the post titled Shannon Wilcox Voices Accessibility Challenges in CBC News InterviewBubbles and Baubles – February 7, 2018
The annual Bubbles & Baubles at Barney’s event is just three weeks away. Join us on Wednesday, February 7th from 5:30 – 10:00pm at Barney’s (671 Richmond Street) as we sip cocktails and indulge in beautiful artisan jewellery in support of Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre. Tickets are $40 in advance or $50...
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