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  • 11April

    What is a brain injury?

    posted by Gluckstein and Associates LLP 1 Comment

    A brain injury is simply when an external force traumatically injures the brain. A brain injury can be caused by a variety of things; falling off a bike, car accidents, illness and/or ‘hits’ to the head. It is estimated that each year thousands of individuals will acquire a brain injury, and more than 75% of

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  • 5April

    HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER?

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    After an accident or injury you will likely have a lengthy list of practical matters to attend to – choosing a lawyer may be on that list. Choosing a lawyer is likely not something you do every day and the task can seem daunting. Gluckstein & Associates have put together a few tips to help

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  • 4April

    Lock Up or Out?

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    The Liberal Government has proposed to move ahead with an amendment to Catastrophic Impairment provisions regarding auto insurance policies/claims. Since the Government is moving to restrict coverage with insurance claims for serious motor vehicle accident victims, they need the support from the FSCO (Financial Services Commission of Ontario), to leverage their position in making these

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  • 28March

    Budget Day in Ontario – “Catastrophic” Changes?

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    Yesterday was budget day in Ontario. Today headlines in newspapers across the province declare major changes in the future for public sector workers. This is clearly the “big” story of the 2012 Ontario budget. There are however other stories to be told by this budget and one that could yet again alter the face of

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  • 23March

    Horticultural Therapy

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    Gluckstein and Associateshad the pleasure of working with the Brain Injury Association of Niagara to bring a day of Horticulture Therapy with Karin Vermeer. Karin and her family were well known in the Niagara region as the owners and operators of  Vermeer’s Garnden Centre and Flower Shop.  After nearly a lifetime in the gardening business,

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  • 7March

    When is a Motor Vehicle (Accident)…Not?

    posted by Gluckstein and Associates LLP 3 Comments
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    Charles Gluckstein’s article on the Bouchard and Motors Insurance Case was featured in the most recent issue of The Health Professional! Click here to access the Winter 2012 edition of The Health Professional. The text of the article is also reprinted below. ————————————————————————————————— Bouchard v. Motors Insurance: A bike by any other name The Accident

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  • 1March

    Hamilton ABI Conference: May 10 – 11 2012

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    Mark your calendars for May 10 and 11th 2012 and plan to attend Hamilton Health Science’s 19th Annual Conference on Neurobehavioural Rehabilitation in Acquired Brain Injury. This year’s conference is entitled “The ABI Journey: Pediatrics to Seniors” and promises to provide attendees with a wealth of information concerning the management of individuals with acquired brain injury.  As the

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  • 24February

    The Facebook Trap

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    More and more Ontarians are living their lives online. Facebook status updates and photos cover the gamut of topics from pending nuptiuals, the birth of a child to ‘what I had for dinner tonight’.  A Facebook page is essentially a snapshot into the life of the user; which is exactly why defence counsel in a personal

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  • 15February

    On the long road to a FSCO mediation there may be an exit ramp…

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    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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  • 7February

    Surviving Brain Injury is a Family Affair

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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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