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  • Automobile Accidents

    Supreme Court of Canada Finds Garage Does Not Owe Duty of Care to Teen Injured After Stealing Vehicle

    June 21, 2018

    The notion of a duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual (including corporations) to undertake a reasonable standard of care while performing an act that could…

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  • Automobile Accidents, Litigation Insurance

    Can Brain Injuries From An Automobile Accident Be Blamed For Poor Financial Decisions?

    June 14, 2018

    Automobile accidents can have devastating impacts on those involved as well as their families. The fallout from an accident can take many forms. A recent decision from the Court of…

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  • Litigation Insurance

    What is Legal Protection Insurance?

    June 8, 2018

    In any legal claim, there is always a chance that you will not be successful. Losing a claim at trial has the potential to be very expensive, and for potential…

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  • Airplane and Airport Accidents

    Number of Canadian Airplane Accidents Rose in 2017

    May 31, 2018

    Airplane accidents rose in Canada in 2017, and pilots say the risk is going to continue to grow unless better safety oversight is adopted and enforced throughout the industry. Increased…

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  • Automobile Accidents

    Case Commentary – The Duty of Care in Personal Injury Claims

    May 24, 2018

    Recently, we discussed the concept of the duty of care in the context of medical malpractice claims. This is also an element of other negligence claims, and a recent Supreme…

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  • Life Insurance

    Case Commentary – Plaintiff Cannot Reap the Benefit of Life Insurance Company’s Mistake

    May 17, 2018

    The Court of Appeal has rejected a man’s attempt to overturn a lower court’s decision that found in favour of his life insurance provider that had mistakenly showed a paid…

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  • Medical Malpractice

    Your Health Records and Medical Negligence Claims

    May 10, 2018

    In a previous post, we explained documentary discovery in a lawsuit, and how every party to the action must disclose every document or record in their possession or control that…

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  • Medical Malpractice

    Informed Consent and Medical Malpractice Claims

    May 3, 2018

    Continuing our series about medical negligence, this post looks at the doctrine of “informed consent” as it relates to health care providers. If a medical professional undertakes any procedure or…

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  • Medical Malpractice

    Elements of a Medical Malpractice Claim – Causation

    April 26, 2018

    The last post in our series about the essential elements of a medical malpractice claim is about causation. In any personal injury claim against a doctor, dentist or other medical…

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  • Medical Malpractice

    Elements of a Medical Malpractice Claim – Injury or Loss

    April 20, 2018

    As discussed in our previous posts about the duty of care and standard of care, to win your medical malpractice claim, you need to prove: That the doctor, dentist or…

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