Anyone dealing with accident benefits claims has been witness to the excessively long wait to have a matter dealt with by mediation. Whether you’re an accident victim waiting for compensation or counsel trying to move a file along, the current wait times are unbearable. As we all know, mediation isn’t the end of the line.
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Imagine that one day you wake up and the person you share your life has suddently changed. From the outside they look exactly the same but on the inside they are somehow different; they may not recognize you, they may do seemeingly strange things and all of it changed in an instant. This is not
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The Brain Injury of Association of Peel Halton (BIAPH) will host its annual Bowl-a-thon on February 16, 2012! This is an excellent and fun event to help raise funds to continue the work that the BIAPH does for the brain injury community in Peel Halton. The BIAPH provides services such as brain injury education and awareness, respite care
more info...We were excited to hear that Françoise Mathieu’s new book: The Compassion Fatigue Workbook has just been released. This is sure to be a fantastic resource for anyone in the health care community and for families and friends caring for loved ones with an illness or disability. We first met Françoise when she was the
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We are pleased to announce that Charles Gluckstein has been certified as a specialist in civil litigation by the Law Society of Upper Canada. The Law Society’s Certified Specialist Program recognizes lawyers who are leaders in their field by assessing their experience, education and training. In being certified as a specialist, Charles joins a realtively
more info...On December 23, 2011 the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in the matter of Kusnierz v. Economical Insurance. (“Kusnierz”). The Plaintiff in this case, Mr. Kusnierz, was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident. Unfortunately for Mr. Kusnierz, as a result of the accident, he had a portion of his leg amputated, he
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Acquired brain injury (ABI) can happen to anyone at any age. Today’s blog entry focuses on ABI in children and some of the strategies and therapies that are available to assist them and their families in dealing with the devastating impact of ABI. We were fortunate to gain some insight into the unique challenges of
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Gluckstein and Associates would like to extend warm congratulations to the Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST) upon their recent receipt of a $72,300.00 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. This grant will help BIST continue in their mission to provide brain injury support services for brain injury survivors and their families in Toronto. In
more info...S e a s o n’ s G r e e t i n g s . . . May peace, joy and happiness be yours during this holiday season and in the new year! From Gluckstein & Associates LLP
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While there was initially a complete sense of denial in the sports world about the danger of concussion, it is becoming much more difficult to keep one’s head in the sand and simply pretend that blows to the head are all “part of the game.” We came across this article that was originally published on the
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