LAW RESOURCES & NEWS
ONTARIO CAR INSURANCE CUTBACKS
Recent car insurance cutbacks are greatly going to affect the amount of coverage Ontario drivers will receive. Effective June 1st, the cutbacks will affect the benefits a driver would receive in the event of a motor vehicle collision. ACCIDENT BENEFITS There are several different types of accident benefits that are
LAURA HILLYER DISCUSSES AUTO INSURANCE CUTBACKS ON CHML
A change in legislation that happened on June 1st has drastically cut the insurance coverage available to you, including cutting coverage for catastrophic injuries in half. Before this change in legislation, people who suffer the most serious injuries in car accidents (called “catastrophic injuries,” which include things like brain injury,
ONTARIO CAR INSURANCE CUTBACKS INFORMATION SESSION
On June 1, 2016, major cutbacks will be made to car insurance benefits in Ontario. Learn about the changes and find out how you can ensure that you and your family still have the protection you need. Join the personal injury lawyers at Martin & Hillyer for a free information
ONTARIO GOVERNMENT DEALS ANOTHER BLOW TO INJURED ONTARIO MOTORISTS WITH THE COMMON TRAFFIC IMPAIRMENT GUIDELINE
Available Rehab Coverage The Ontario government continues to allow insurance companies to erode coverage for Ontario motor vehicle accident victims. The draft Common Traffic Impairment (CTI) Guideline proposes to reduce available treatment to below critical levels. Prior to September 2010, car crash victims had up to $100,000.00 in available coverage
DOWNLOAD THE MHA GUIDE TO PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUITS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
Today, Martin & Hillyer Associates released its updated 2015-16 Guide to Personal Injury Lawsuits for Medical and Rehabilitation Professionals. The Guide is a free quick-reference tool for members of medical and rehabilitation-related professions who become involved as experts and treatment providers in personal injury litigation. It provides an overview of the
THE REALITY OF A PUBLICLY TRADED LAW FIRM – HOW IS A CAR CRASH VICTIM SERVED WHEN HER LAWYER IS FOCUSED ON SHARE PRICE?
Slater and Gordon is a massive publicly traded international law firm that recently made the financial news in Australia when its share price took a fall of more than forty percent. The company has been an aggressive proponent of Alternative Business Structures (ABS), a law firm structure that permits non-lawyers to
TELL THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT TO STOP REDUCING ACCIDENT BENEFITS
The Ontario government is proposing changes that will drastically reduce the benefits that you are entitled to claim from your insurance company if you are in a car accident. They plan on reducing the time most people have to claim medical and rehabilitation expenses after an accident from the current
MARTIN & HILLYER ASSOCIATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTLA PRESENT THE HELMET ON KIDS CAMPAIGN AT TOM THOMSON PUBLIC SCHOOL IN BURLINGTON, ON
Martin & Hillyer Associates and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) with its partners donated 90 bike helmets to the entire Grade 2 class at Tom Thomson Public School. The event kicked off with an interactive presentation to all the Grade 2 classes. The children learned the importance of the
BE UBER AWARE!
Uber is once again making the news due to concerns about proper insurance coverage – both for Uber operators AND Uber passengers. New facts uncovered by BuzzFeedfocus on a California investigation, but may cause Ontario Uber users to question the company’s commitment to ensuring both its operators and passengers are adequately covered by
JUDICIAL VACANCIES PILE UP
LAWYERS CONCERNED ABOUT DELAYS AS 29 SUPERIOR COURT POSTS LEFT UNFILLED Despite Superior Court Chief Justice Heather Smith’s call for prompt judicial appointments, Ontario is approaching the end of the year with nearly 30 vacancies for federally appointed judges across the province and no new appointments since April. Bruce Hillyer
NEW AUTO INSURANCE BILL HURTS DRIVERS: OTLA
The OTLA believes two key provisions of the new auto insurance bill will be harmful to accident victims, says Laura Hillyer. Bill 15, the “fighting fraud and reducing automobile insurance rates act” which the government introduced in July, was a response to a report conducted by Justice Douglas Cunningham, which
ROM EXHIBITION RAISES AWARENESS OF FASHION OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE IN WHEELCHAIRS
Photo courtesy IZAdaptive.com “The world has many bodies and not all of them are standing.” The Royal Ontario Museum is hosting “Fashion Follows Form: Designs for Sitting”, an exhibit highlighting adaptive clothing designs for men and women who use wheelchairs. The exhibit has been running since June 21, 2014 and will go
THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF SWIMMING POOL ENTRAPMENT
Most parents are familiar with the usual dangers associated with swimming. However, little is known of the potentially very serious hazards associated with “swimming pool entrapment”. Children are particularly vulnerable to entrapment which occurs when swimmers become trapped at or against a pool or spa drain, due to pump suction.
