Trials Aren’t Tea Parties
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: A leading Canadian corporate lawyer is before a discipline panel of the Law Society of Upper Canada for being “uncivil.” The case arises from the lawyer’s successful defence of his client in the now famous securities fraud case which followed the Bre-X financial disaster. The lawyer, Joe Groia, successfully defended the […]
New Techniques To Help People With Brain Injury
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: My father once said to me that the mark of a truly smart person is the understanding not of what they know, but rather the understanding of how much they don’t know. When we talk about medicine, and the findings that are constantly being explored and found, it really brings […]
Help For Concussion Victims
Concussion victims are becoming increasingly aware of the long term effects of this devastating injury. Any avid sports fan can tell you that concussions are now at the forefront for medical research and study in the sports world. High profile example of concussion victims include Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins), Austin Collie (Indianapolis Colts), and other athletes. Unfortunately, […]
Gerry Weiner Awarded the Carmel Award of Merit on November 4, 2012
On Sunday, November 4, 2012, Gerry Weiner was awarded The Carmel Award of Merit. Gerry received this award in recognition of his long-time service to Canada and the province of Quebec, his deep sense of community, and his dedicated support of the University of Haifa, Israel.
File Referrals And File Brokering
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: An eyebrow raising piece of litigation is unfolding in the Toronto courts. It brings squarely into focus the practice of file referrals. There are two types of file referrals amongst lawyers. One happens when a client with a problem comes to see you about a problem that you don’t cover. For example, […]
Vancouver Sun: Canada to admit 1,000 fewer newcomers on humanitarian grounds
James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: I was reading through some immigration headlines this morning and saw this piece from the Vancouver Sun.
Insurer Sleight Of Hand
Toronto Personal Injury Lawyer Albert Conforzi: Last week, yet another shady trend in insurer behaviour came to light. Under the standard automobile policy, insurers provide accident benefit coverage for such things as attendant care, income replacement benefits, and medical/rehabilitation benefits. The specific items that qualify as a medical/rehabilitation benefit are set out in s.14 of the Statutory […]