We’d like to thank everyone who came out to the 2011 Compassion Fatigue Conference! It was a fantastic event and we are already looking forward to the 7th Annual Compassion Fatigue Seminar next year. We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success! Please be sure to
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There’s still time to register for the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Fall Conference! Always an excellent learning and networking opportunity; this year’s conference will take place on Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building). This is a great opportunity to catch up on your CPD hours before
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FSCO just issued an update to the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) effective November 1, 2011. This update clarifies some issues related to payments for treatment provided under the MIG. Here are the highlights: The collateral insurer remains the first source to look to for health care benefits, and these benefits must first be exhausted before
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Ovid said that “Everything comes gradually and at its appointed time,” this couldn’t be truer of the mediation process at FSCO. Anyone who has applied for a mediation through the Financial Services Commission is familiar with the inevitable wait involved to have a matter dealt with by the mediator. In recent years the wait times
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Halloween is just around the corner and come Monday evening our neighbourhoods will be filled with little ghosts and goblins in search of candy! At Gluckstein and Associates we hope that your Halloween is filled with happy memories and so we’d like to offer a few tips to ensure that trick or treating is safe
more info...In order to be your best for others you must first take care of yourself; this was the underlying message of Dr. Ana Bondar’s talk at this year’s Compassion Fatigue Seminar. For the 6th year in a row, Gluckstein and Associates LLP was pleased to present our annual Compassion Fatigue Seminar. This year’s seminar took
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Automobile insurance coverage changed dramatically on September 1, 2010, when changes to the Standard Automobile Insurance Policy came into effect. Under the September 1, 2010 changes coverage for expenses related to medical treatment, housekeeping, attendant care and caregiving, previously offered in the standard automobile insurance policy, were significantly reduced or in some cases eliminated entirely.
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On the 27th and 28th of October the Krembil Neuroscience Centre will host the 8th Annual Krembil Neuroscience Symposium. This is a two day educational program directed at health care professionals working and researching in the field of neuroscience. Registrants at this year’s event will be treated to a keynote address by Dr. Charles Tator.
more info...An article by Sue Montgomery, which appeared in the September 14, 2011 edition of the Montreal Gazette, deals with a wrongful-death suit which has been filed in connection with the death of boxer Arturo Gatti. Erika Rivera, who had a daughter with Gatti, alleges in her suit that Amanda Rodrigues—Gatti’s 25 year old widow—“violently bludgeoned
more info...Charles Gluckstein, of Gluckstein & Associates LLP, Vice President of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association is well known amongst the Ontario legal community. On Thursday November 10 and Friday November 11, 2011, Charles, along with 3 other OTLA lawyers is chairing the 2011 Fall Conference. The theme of this conference is The Power of Persuasion.
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