Some Ontario action on nine endangered species
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is taking another small step towards doing something for nine endangered species. Recovery “strategies” have been announced; now the government has to say what they will actually do to implement them.
Continue reading the post titled Some Ontario action on nine endangered speciesManitoba to join most other provinces with cosmetic pesticide ban
The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends that "Childrenβs exposures to pesticides should be limited as much as possible.
Continue reading the post titled Manitoba to join most other provinces with cosmetic pesticide ban$4.77 million Settlement in Cooling Compressors Class Action Approved for Distribution
Settlements in the total amount of $4.77 million have been reached with the Defendants in the Cooling Compressors Class Action to resolve the litigation in its entirety. Persons in Canada who between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2008 purchased Cooling Compressors and products containing Cooling Compressors may apply now for compensation. In order to...
Continue reading the post titled $4.77 million Settlement in Cooling Compressors Class Action Approved for DistributionFinding and Serving those Anonymous Bloggers
In a previous article published on this website, the strict limitation periods associated with a defamation action were discussed; particularly, the six week period for a Notice of Libel and the three month period for the commencement of an action in defamation, as is required under sections 5 and 6 of the Libel and Slander...
Continue reading the post titled Finding and Serving those Anonymous BloggersA Case Study in the Protection of Class Membersβ Rights: Forthcoming Compensation for Residential Schools Survivors
In Canada, class actions are supervised closely by the courts, which are obligated to protect the rights of absent class members.Β Accordingly, all of the major steps in class actions litigation require court approval.Β If there are questions about the conduct of a class action, affected parties are able to seek directions from the court.Β The following is...
Continue reading the post titled A Case Study in the Protection of Class Membersβ Rights: Forthcoming Compensation for Residential Schools SurvivorsCanadian small businesses to receive rent relief
Note: An updated article on the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program can be found here. During Prime Minister Trudeauβs daily address on Thursday, April 16, 2020 he announced a new assistance program to help small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Prime Minster, the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (βCECRAβ) program...
Continue reading the post titled Canadian small businesses to receive rent reliefWhat are uninsured, unidentified and underinsured motorist claims?
I. Third-Party Liability Coverage: Who pays for damages if I am injured, but it is not my fault? In Ontario, if you are injured in a motor vehicle accident you may commence a lawsuit against an at-fault driver to compensate for your injuries and losses.Β Usually, the at-fault driver’s own insurance company will cover the defence...
Continue reading the post titled What are uninsured, unidentified and underinsured motorist claims?Cy-prΓ©s distributions β Honouring βas close as possibleβ
In a previous blog post we had discussed the origin of cy-près distributions and their benefits. In sum, cy-près distributions help to enforce one of the public policy rationales behind class actions: behaviour modification by holding wrongdoers accountable for their actions. Where it is no longer economically feasible to distribute an award to individual class...
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Our client suffered from Complex Regional Pain SyndromeΒ (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy), causing her to take time off work due to the pressure in her chest. The insurance company limited her compensation. Civil litigation lawyer, Dagmara Wozniak, provided the legal support that our client needed to feel comfortable in the court room. She tells her story here:...
Continue reading the post titled Video Testimonial – InsuranceShould my business have a ChatGPT policy?
According to a recent Time magazine article, “Almost 30% of the nearly 4,500 professionals surveyed…said that they’ve already used OpenAI’s ChatGPT or another artificial intelligence program in their work.”1 Additionally, Business Insider reports, “Of these [30% of] people, 68% hadn’t told their bosses that they were using these tools for work.”2 These percentages will only...
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