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

How is the self-employment income calculated under the SABS?

The claimant was earning the annual income of $150,000.00 during the last fiscal year before the subject motor vehicle accident.   $150,000.00 (gross employment income –> a self-employed person may designate his gross employment income from the last fiscal year of the business that ended before the accident as his “gross annual employment income.”) –   … Read More

About FSRA (The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario)

FSRA was established to replace the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) and regulates the following sectors: Property and casualty insurance Life and health insurance Credit unions and caisses populaires Loan and trust companies Mortgage brokers Health services providers (related to auto insurance) Pension plan administrators Financial planners and advisors (proposed) 2. Regulations by the … Read More

The court tossed the action for the denied Long Term Disability Benefits.

Hutton v. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2019 ONSC 279 – The plaintiff, Ms. Hutton has sued the defendant Manufacturers Life Insurance Company for denial of Long Term Disability Benefits (LTD) under an insurance policy issued by the defendant contracted by the plaintiff’s employer, Quinte Health Care (“QHC”).  However, the plaintiff was bound by the … Read More

Why do you need to read and understand the policy of your disability benefits insurance companies?

While your disability benefits insurance companies are to pay your short-term and long-term disability benefits until you cease to be disabled, your policy contains the definition of disability and duration of your benefits.  Here are examples of how the policy of disability benefits insurer is laid out: CIGNA Life Insurance Company of Canada (from Moore … Read More