Message from the President
June 2017 Board Update Video

OTLA President Claire Wilkinson stopped by the OTLA office recently to provide members with an update on current projects. If you're interested in getting involved with our efforts, please contact us at info@otla.com or visit www.otla.com .





Letter to the Editor: Windsor Star
RE: Ontario captive to industry demands on insurance rates (June 12)

In response to a refreshing op-ed by researcher Ken Rubin, we composed a letter to the editor, published in the Hamilton Spectator and Windsor Star. Thank you to the Public Relations committee, specifically Heidi Brown, Maciek Piekosz, and Alex Voudouris for drafting this letter.

 
 
 
 
Bruff-Murphy v. Gunawardena,
2017 ONCA 502
 
 The Court of Appeal orders a new trial after finding the trial judge failed his gatekeeper duties in allowing Dr. Monte Bail's testimony.

The appellant was involved in a rear-end motor vehicle accident. At the trial, the only question was what damages, if any, did the appellant suffer as a result of the accident. The appellant called a number of physicians and the consensus among them was .. .
 
Case Summary Full Decision [CanLII]
Summaries provided by Susan Dhaliwal ,
OTLA member and lawyer at Singer Kwinter.

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D.S. v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex,
16-000131/AABS
 
LAT deems spinal cord injury caused by parked car to be an "accident" for purposes of SABS.

During the evening of September 28, 2015, the Applicant was running down a residential street when he tripped over a low retaining wall and fell headfirst into a parked vehicle on a driveway. As a result of the incident, the Applicant suffered .. .
 
Case Summary Full Decision [Document Bank]
Summaries provided by Charles Jung ,
OTLA member and lawyer at Oatley Vigmond.

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blog
Brendan Sullivan - June 28, 2017

Privacy is an important issue for everyone, but beginning a lawsuit for injuries will require the plaintiff to share personal information. This latest post explores common records requested during the trial process and rationalizes the privacy trade-off.

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