– April 20, 2022

Intact Insurance: Can you tell me why your MVA client is only seeking acupuncture therapies vs. other traditional facility based treatments? Our Legal Services: The trend is that MVA clients can choose whatever physical treatments work best for their future recovery. Intact Insurance: Thank you for providing this explanation. It makes sense to me. We … Read More

Duty to Accommodate

<Duty to Accommodate> -Given the war in Ukraine, it is critical to consider whether the Ukrainian-Canadian employees have been properly accommodated by their employers with this deadly war in Ukraine. -Some of those employees have their families/parents still in Ukraine. -It is our duty to counsel all clients including Ukrainian-Canadian employees about their potential rights … Read More

Test for NEBs:

Heath v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2009 ONCA 391 (“Heath”) provides the framework for the Non-Earner Benefits analysis into whether the claimant (involved in MVA) suffers a complete inability to carry on a normal life. To meet the test for Non-Earner Benefits, the claimants must be continuously prevented from engaging in substantially all of their … Read More

Injuries Mount as Sales Reps for Device Makers Cozy Up to Surgeons, Even in Operating Rooms – From KHN

-By Fred Schulte AUGUST 9, 2021 -Cristina Martinez’s spinal operation in Houston was expected to be routine. But after destabilizing her spine, the surgeon discovered the implant he was ready to put in her back was larger than he wanted to use — and the device company’s sales rep didn’t have a smaller size on hand, … Read More

PwC to Pay $55 Million to Settle Madoff-Related Lawsuit – from The Wall Street Journal

Investors had accused PwC of negligence in auditing Madoff feeder fund By Jacqueline Palank Follow Jan. 7, 2016 4:55 pm ET PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed to pay $55 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors in feeder funds that funneled their cash to Bernard Madoff. The cash deal, filed Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court, … Read More

‘Dr. Death’ shows how Texas law gives negligent health care providers a free pass – from Facing South Article (Defend democracy in the South.)

By Billy Corriher July 22, 2021 “Dr. Death,” a new drama on NBC’s Peacock that was inspired by a true story, offers a disturbing look at the life of an incompetent Texas neurosurgeon named Dr. Christopher Duntsch, played by Joshua Jackson, and the patients he maimed. Based on the first season of a popular Wondery podcast … Read More