Category Archives: Insurance

Practical Strategies Webinar: New Developments in Auto Insurance Law Impacting You and Your Clients

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Oatley Vigmond

This Practical Strategies Webinar was aired on April 30, 2013. This webinar will update you on how lawyers and health care providers are coping with the evolving challenges of working in the constantly changing auto insurance system. You will learn … Read More »

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What is Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Ryan Murray

Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance is a form of life and disability insurance. AD&D insurance is designed to provide your family with a lump sum of money in the event of your accidental death. AD&D insurance is also designed … Read More »

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Travel Medical Insurance – Are You Protected?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Vanessa

By: Adam Little During these chilly winter months, many Canadians plan a getaway to a sunny destination. When they book their vacations, most people also purchase travel medical insurance. Travel medical insurance is usually designed to reimburse travellers for emergency … Read More »

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Extreme Sports, Extreme Risk

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Troy Lehman

“Extreme sports” is a term used to describe exhilarating and risky activities like sky diving, scuba diving, bungee jumping, rock climbing and white water kayaking. These activities are characterized as being “extreme”, in part, because they are inherently dangerous. They … Read More »

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Pastore – Why Did it Take Five Hearings to Confirm “A” Means “One”?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Brian Cameron

Oatley, Vigmond had the pleasure of representing the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in this appeal, involving Anna Pastore and her auto insurer, Aviva Canada inc. i Anna Pastore was 60 years old when she was in a motor vehicle collision … Read More »

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The Importance of Tenant’s Insurance

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Troy Lehman

Many people who rent their homes think that tenant’s insurance is a waste of money.   Some people think that their possessions are not valuable enough to insure.  Other people assume that their landlord’s insurance will cover them if their possessions … Read More »

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Liability for Faulty Road Design

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Troy Lehman

Nineteen year-old Shannon Deering was on her way to the movies with her sixteen year-old sister and a group of friends on the evening of August 10, 2004.  She was driving on a very hilly road that had been resurfaced … Read More »

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Liability for Faulty Road Design

Posted on September 24, 2012 by admin

Author: Troy Lehman Nineteen year-old Shannon Deering was on her way to the movies with her sixteen year-old sister and a group of friends on the evening of August 10, 2004.  She was driving on a very hilly road that … Read More »

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Lawyers Resign From Ontario Auto Insurance Committee

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Oatley Vigmond

Roger Oatley of Oatley Vigmond Personal Injury Lawyers LLP along with Richard Halpern, partner at Thomson Rogers, Nigel Gilby, partner at Lerners LLP, and Stephen Firestone of Lackman Firestone, resigned from the Auto Insurance Committee created by Financial Services Commission … Read More »

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Liability for Defective Products

Posted on June 19, 2012 by admin

Author: Adam R. Little The average person relies on thousands of manufactured products every day, usually without even realizing it.  From the smallest screw in the engine on your car, to the cookie you ate for a snack, we rarely … Read More »

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