Accident Benefit Reporter

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Volume 13, Issue 1

Posted: May 2012

In this issue:

• Pedestrians, Cyclists, and the Role of an Impact in Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage
• Insurer Must Accept AB Application Filed 2 Years After the Accident
• Expert Costs Under Scrutiny
• Trauma Resource Directory

 

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Updater, Issue 4

Posted: April 2012

Brokers Beware - Failure to properly explain optional benefits gives rise to a breach of duty of care

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Updater, Issue 3

Posted: March 2012

Kusnierz Update: Whole Person Impairment Ratings Confirmed to Include Psychological Injuries

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Updater, Issue 2

Posted: February 2012

Payment of Interim Statutory Accident Benefits ordered after Arbitration hearing adjourned.

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Updater, Issue 1

Posted: January 2012

Sitting in a car or standing on its hood:  Did these injuries occur as a direct result of the use or operation of an automobile?

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Volume 12, Issue 2

Posted: November 2011

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

In this issue:

• Snowmobiles and Trailers
• Accident Benefits Entitlement
• Attendant Care Incurred
• Trauma Resource Directory

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Volume 12, Issue 1

Posted: May 2011

In this issue:

• A "Catastrophic" Upheaval
• Cyclists and Access to Accident Benefits: the Path toward Payments
• The Use or Operation of an "Automobile"
• Celebrate Our 75th Anniversary... After all, Your Stories are a Big Part of it

 

Accident Benefit Reporter - Special Thomson, Rogers Update

Posted: October 2010

The Government’s Auto Insurance Changes - What You Need to Know

• As you know the Provincial Government has passed Legislation which will drastically reduce the benefits that people will be entitled to recover if involved in a car accident on or after September 1, 2010. From our perspective we would be remiss as a Personal Injury Law Firm if we did not remind our friends and clients to take the necessary steps to protect themselves and their families by encouraging them to review their car insurance coverage in light of the legislative changes.

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Volume 11, Issue 1

Posted: May 2010

In this issue:

• Incurred Expenses – A New Challenge for Accident Victims
• Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule Summary
• Summary of Top 20 SABS Process Changes
• Thomson, Rogers Conferences

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Volume 10, Issue 2

Posted: November 2009

In this issue:

• "Special Survivors Edition"
• Making a Difference in Home Health Care
• Repairing the Catastrophic Impairment GCS Test
• Vehicle Modification And Purchase
• About Attendant Care: With Martha Binstock

 

Accident Benefit Reporter - Volume 10, Issue 1

Posted: May 2009

In this issue:

• “Moving Expenses” May Be Recoverable Under Section 15
• Slaying The Section 42 Dragon
• The Role of the Litigation Guardian

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 9 Issue 2

Posted: November 2008

In this issue:

• Duty of Utmost Good Faith
• Class Actions 101
• Overhaul of Ontario’s Human Rights Complaint System
• About Attendant Care

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 9 Issue 1

Posted: April 2008

In this issue:

• From a 1% Whole Person Impairment CAT DAC to a 79% Whole Person Impairment at Arbitration
• Court Comes to the Aid of Injured Parents and Other Caregivers
• Divorce (Family Law) and Accident Benefits

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 8 Issue 2

Posted: September 2007

In this issue:

• “Directly Causes”
• When Health Care Professionals Make Mistakes
• Damage Assessment Software
• Assessing Attendant Care Using The Form 1

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 8 Issue 1

Posted: February 2007

In this issue:

• The Three Faces of The "Any Occ" Test
• Preparation of Care Cost Evidence for Trial
• Motions for Interim Benefits – The New DAC?

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 7 Issue 1

Posted: June 2006

In this issue:

• Celebrating Leadership in Litigation for 70 Years
• Changes to the Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices Regulation
• Ont. Reg 546/05 Key Changes to the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 6 Issue 3

Posted: September 2005

In this issue:

• Eliminating DACs
• Child Booster Seats Now Required by Law
• Attendant Care Benefits Under Bill 198: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
• Education and Income Benefits for Children
• Emergency Medical Leave: What A Parent Should Know

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 6 Issue 2

Posted: April 2005

In this issue:

• The Need to Reform Auto Insurance
• Think Your Client is Not "Catastrophically Impaired"? - Think Again
• Home Modifications
• Am I Fired?: Constructive Dismissal and Disabled Employees
• Bill 59 – Bill 198 Comparisons

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 6 Issue 1

Posted: September 2004

In this issue:

• Customized Insurance
• Expert Assessor Network
• Auto Insurance Reform Needed
• Bill 59 – Bill 198 Comparisons
• Current Issues in Catastrophic Impairment
• Tort and Accident Benefit Claims
• Resolving Claims Involving Substitute Decision Makers
• Avoid the Delay
• Employment Law Issues for Disabled Employees

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 5 Issue 4

Posted: September 2003

In this issue:

• Changes to Ontario Auto Insurance
• Overview Of Regulatory Changes
• Changes to The Definition of "Catastrophic Impairment"
• Regulatory Changes The Claim Against The At-Fault Driver (The Tort Claim)

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 5 Issue 3

Posted: March 2003

In this issue:

• Auto Insurance Changes
• SABS Changes
• Changes to Tort

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 5 Issue 2

Posted: September 2002

In this issue:

• Proposed Changes to Catastrophic Definition
• Access to Treatment and the Treatment Plan Process.
• DACs and Section 24 Assessments
• The Right to Sue for Health Care Expenses and the $15,000 Deductible

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 5 Issue 1

Posted: July 2002

In this issue:

• Proposed Changes to Bill 59
• Decisions Under Section 24

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 4 Issue 4

Posted: April 2002

In this issue:

• Significant Legal Decisions – Year 2001 in Review

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 4 Issue 3

Posted: December 2001

In this issue:

• Holiday Greetings
• Consultation Paper Submission to the Government
• BILL 59 Rehabilitation Funding Decision Models. Can we do better?
• The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 4 Issue 2

Posted: September 2001

In this issue:

• Rehabilitation for Burn Victims
• Recent Decision Provides Expanded Entitlements for Non-Catastrophic Injuries
• Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Update - ABI Best Practices
• Coping with Bill 59 Workshop - Eastern Ontario
• Treatment Plan Survey

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 4 Issue 1

Posted: June 2001

In this issue:

• June is Brain Injury Awareness Month
• Treatment Plan Survey
• New Developments in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Mild to Moderate Brain Injury.
• Preparing for Court

 

Accident Benefit Reporter Vol. 3 Issue 4

Posted: March 2001

In this issue:

• Significant Legal Decisions – Year 2000 in Review