‘Tis the season for home holiday parties and it is also the season to consider the question of whether or not there is a tort of social host liability in Ontario. Back in 2006, the Supreme Court of Canada dealt with the issue of social host liability in the matter of Childs v. Desormeaux [2006]
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As the temperature drops and the flakes begin to fall we’ll start lacing up skates and strapping on skis! Before you head out onto the slopes or onto the ice, you’ll want to consider making sure you have all the proper safety gear on hand. With the use of the proper helmet head injuries are
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As November draws to a close the calendar begins to fill up with holiday celebrations – holiday celebrations that often include a few cups of good cheer. At Gluckstein and Associates we want to ensure that everyone gets home safely from their festivities which is why Charles Gluckstein was very excited to be at Queen’s
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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
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Our May 2011 newsletter featured an article about concussions, the symptoms, the dangers, the athletes they effect and their long-term effects. Concussions and brain injuries in sports have become a hot topic in sports since January internationally due to the superstar players who have been afflicted with concussions. It has been 7 months since Sidney
more info...Gluckstein & Associates LLP, personal injury lawyers, is a proud sponsor of this year’s Acute Care & Beyond Conference, taking place at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. The Keynote Speaker is John Cairns, a well-known motivational speaker, whose presentation is “A Winning Attitude: A Leg to Stand On”. Charles Gluckstein will be speaking on “Managing Complex
more info...On June 1, 2011, Sandev Purewal, a local representative of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), will be at Clark Blvd Public School where he will be handing out 700 bicycle helmets to students. Sandev will be accompanied by the sponsors of Helmets on Kids-Peel Region as well as members of the Peel Regional Police,
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Dave Duerson of the Chicago Bears, NY Giants and Phoenix Cardinals suffered from an advanced form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He commit suicide on February 17, 2011 at the age of 50. And football players and the media are calling him “Football’s first martyr”. Click here for a video from the Center for the
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FOCUS ON THE ROAD. The Ontario Provincial Police has begun a week long education and enforcement blitz concerning distracted driving. Click here to read the full article found on 680News.com. This is the first of four one- week campaigns targeting distracted drivers. Distractions include: Eating at the wheel; Applying makeup; Texting, playing on cellphones, Blackberries,
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We all noticed the unsavoury jump at the gas pump this morning…to 139.6 cents per litre for regular gas…a near-record high. This certainly put drivers in a bad mood this morning. Montreal’s gas prices reached 144.9 cents per litre and Vancouver reached 144.1 cents per litre! Yet, the cost for crude oil dropped this morning.
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