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Published on: 17 Sep 2024 By

How to appeal an accident benefits denial: The Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT)

If you are injured in a car accident in Ontario, you are entitled to receive statutory accident benefits (“SABS”). This is true even if you are at fault for the accident. SABS can include, among other things, coverage for medical treatment, attendant care, and income replacement benefits. De…

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Published on: 9 Sep 2024 By

Privacy pulse: Ticketmaster investigation, Google is a monopoly and Texas lawsuits against Google and General Motors

The Siskinds Privacy, Cyber and Data Governance team is focused on providing businesses and professionals with monthly updates on technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) laws in both the U.S. and Canada. For August, we have many updates to share. From the Canadian Office of t…

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Published on: 3 Sep 2024 By

Overview of a construction lien in Ontario under the Construction Act

One of the main purposes of the Construction Act is to protect parties who make improvements to the land but do not have a contract with the landowner. The Act does this by requiring each party to retain 10% of the payments it makes to the party below them in the construction pyramid. As an...

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Published on: 8 Aug 2024 By

Privacy pulse: CrowdStrike’s costly software update, PC Optimum investigation, and Google’s database leak

The Siskinds Privacy, Cyber and Data Governance team is focused on providing businesses and professionals with monthly updates on technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) laws in both the U.S. and Canada. For July, we have many updates to share from a global IT outage, massive…

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Published on: 10 Jul 2024 By

The dangers of drip pricing: Shining a spotlight on hidden fees

When a consumer chooses to make a purchase based on a price displayed, they should be able to trust that price is accurate. Unfortunately, it is all too common for a shopper to be bombarded by surprise fees which are tacked on just before or even after credit card information has been entere…

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Published on: 9 Jul 2024 By ,

Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits on the rise in North America

Suboxone is a medication containing buprenorphine, which is a first-line treatment for opioid addiction. Suboxone is sold as oral tablets or film and is meant to be left in the mouth, either under the tongue or in the cheek, and allowed to dissolve to take effect. However, in recent years, r…

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Published on: 8 Jul 2024 By

Privacy pulse: Enforcement against Adobe, Microsoft controversies and OPC 23andMe joint investigation

The Siskinds Privacy, Cyber and Data Governance team is focused on providing businesses and professionals with monthly updates and commentary on technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) laws in both the U.S. and Canada. There have been big updates from south of the border, par…

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Published on: 5 Jun 2024 By

Privacy pulse: New Ontario OIPC guidance, privilege in data breach investigations and further developments in state privacy law

The Siskinds Privacy, Cyber and Data Governance team is focused on providing businesses and professionals with monthly updates on technology, privacy, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) laws in both the U.S. and Canada. Before diving into this month’s update, I’m pleased to menti…

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