Whose insurer pays when e-scooter drivers crash?
November 17, 2023 Philip PoradoNews reports about drivers of stand-up e-scooters injuring pedestrians in several Canadian cities are raising questions about insurance coverage for the vehicles — and how injured pedestrians might recover damages. But what about the e-scooter drivers themselves? Can they recover…
Why Canadian caps on pain and suffering awards could face court challenge
June 27, 2019 by Greg MeckbachLegislated limits on pain and suffering awards, which are meant to manage liability insurance costs, could conceivably be challenged in court, a Canadian personal injury lawyer suggests. South of the border, the Kansas Supreme Court recently held that a state…
Premier Ford promises ‘solution’ to Ontario joint and several liability concerns
January 28, 2019 Allison Jones - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Ontario is taking a look at municipalities’ concerns about a legal rule that they say causes “liability chill” and leads some to ban activities such as street hockey and tobogganing. In a speech Monday to the Rural Ontario…
The lengths to which this lawyer went to represent her auto accident victim
October 4, 2018 by Greg MeckbachThe Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of a personal injury lawyer who is out of pocket $30,000 after she tried to prevent a hospital from taking a vehicle accident claimant off life support. The lawyer…