Personal Injury
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December 02, 2025
Ontario licence appeal tribunal needs independent review, trial lawyers association says
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) is calling on the province to review the tribunal tasked with looking at auto insurance disputes between injured people and insurance companies.
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December 02, 2025
Enhanced duties of transport truck drivers: Potential for great harm demands higher standard of care
It is an unfortunate reality that hundreds of motor vehicle collisions occur daily on Ontario’s roads. When these collisions involve transport trucks, the risk of serious or fatal injuries rises dramatically.
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December 02, 2025
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION - Assessments - Exemptions - Vocational rehabilitation
Appeal by appellant from trial judge’s damages award. The appellant suffered personal injuries in a motor vehicle collision with the respondent. The appellant was in the course of his employment as a hospital transfer driver when the collision occurred.
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December 01, 2025
Court approves $59M settlement for staffing-related lockdown class actions
The Ontario Superior Court has approved a $59-million settlement in two class actions brought on behalf of inmates and immigration detainees who experienced staffing-related lockdowns in Ontario correctional institutions.
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November 27, 2025
Auger Hollingsworth adds Chris Karpacz as personal injury associate
Auger Hollingsworth Accident & Injury Lawyers has announced the addition of associate Chris Karpacz to its team of personal-injury litigators.
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November 27, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: AI sparks debate on legal industry's future
Canadian lawyers are somewhat split on the impact artificial intelligence will have on their industry, a new Law360 Canada survey shows. According to the 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey — which marks Law360 Canada’s third deep dive into the feelings and thoughts that legal professionals have about their jobs — nearly half of respondents agreed that both the pros and cons of AI are sizable.
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November 27, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Class or representative actions - Certification - Members of class or sub-class - Representative plaintiff
Appeal by appellants from decision of the Federal Court dismissing their certification motion. The appellants sought certification of a class proceeding, as representative plaintiffs, on behalf of a class of current and former regular members of the RCMP with an operational stress injury. The appellants claimed that the RCMP was systemically negligent and discriminate in delivering Mental Health Services to members of the proposed Class.
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November 26, 2025
Law360 Canada Pulse survey 2025: what lawyers really think about their profession
Find out what lawyers really think about their profession in Law360 Canada Pulse’s Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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November 26, 2025
Retrospective review of Criterion 8 cases
The Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) has released a steady stream of decisions addressing catastrophic impairment claims under Criterion 8, which concerns mental or behavioural disorders under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. A review of the decisions for the period of 2023 through 2025 reveals evolving patterns in applicant success rates and recurring themes in how adjudicators assess evidence and apply the AMA Guides, Fourth Edition.
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November 25, 2025
P.E.I. seeking input on proposed regulations for personal services
The government of Prince Edward Island is seeking input from residents on new draft regulations for the province’s personal services industry.