Blogs & News
Blogs & News
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Steve Rastin Donates 550 Helmets to Simcoe County Schoolchildren for 2019 Helmets on Kids Program
Did you know that the Ontario Ministry of Health reports that between 2006 and 2010, 93.75% of cyclists under the age of 18 who were killed in cycling collisions were not wearing a helmet? The Helmet...Read Full Story -
Healthy Legal Profession is Important to Public Interests
Managing partner with Rastin Trial Lawyers and Law Society bencher candidate Steve Rastin" says a strong, effective legal community is vital to society. "I think the concept of public interest, ...Read Full Story -
Involved in a Car Accident? Here are the 7 steps you NEED to take
Being involved in a serious car accident is a horrible experience for everyone involved. Even though we as drivers know that we are never 100% safe while on the road, an accident still comes as a huge...Read Full Story -
Helmets on Kids 2018 Kicks off in Barrie
On May 8, 2018 at Codrington Public School and St. John Paul II Catholic Elementary School in Barrie, Rastin & Associates Trial Lawyers and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), along with...Read Full Story -
Rastin: Province's Election-Friendly Auto Insurance Plan Falls Short
Barrie personal injury lawyer Steve Rastin tells The Lawyers Daily he fears a new provincial plan to cut auto insurance rates is more about electioneering than fundamental change to Ont...Read Full Story -
Steve Rastin believes simple standard-form contingency fee agreements good for accident victims
Barrie personal injury lawyer Steve Rastin tells Law Times that accident victims are best served by a simple standard-form contingency fee agreement mandated by the Law Society of Upper Cana...Read Full Story -
Steve Rastin speaks about proposed changes to contingency fees
Barrie personal injury lawyer Steve Rastin tells Law Times that he welcomes the push for a standard form contingency fee agreement.Read Full Story -
Judge supports Plaintiff's Motion to strike Jury two Weeks into Trial
A man was injured in a motor vehicle collision on Highway 401 that resulted in several impacts to his vehicle and caused him severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury. About eight months bef...Read Full Story -
A Car Owner may be liable when Car Thief crashes stolen Vehicle
A 2016 civil action arose after C.S. (a minor) stole a car, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall, causing significant injury to his passenger, C. M. (also a minor). The car was stolen f...Read Full Story -
Rastin: Contingency Fee Proposals Could Hurt Modest Claimants
A contingency fee cap could hamper access to justice for accident victims with smaller claims, Barrie personal injury lawyer Steve Rastin says. He discusses the Law Society of Upper Canada's (LSU...Read Full Story -
Injured Driver sues after rear-ending another Vehicle
On March 21, 2010, the plaintiff, John Chernet accidentally crashed his vehicle into the rear-end of a car driven by the defendant, Galites Gounell Zamora. Typically, in a rear-end vehicle collision, ...Read Full Story -
Judge dismisses Litigation Loan Company Claim requiring Borrowers to pay Compound Interest
Lexfund is a litigation loan company which loans money for the purpose of assisting claimants in financing their personal injury litigation, including disbursements, medical expenses and living expens...Read Full Story -
LAT Replaces FSCO in Auto Insurance Disputes
On April 1, 2016, a significant change to auto insurance claim disputes in Ontario went into effect for people injured in a car accidents.According to the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile I...Read Full Story -
Filing an OPA and OPCF 44R claim for Unidentified Driver Coverage
Car accidents are a daily occurrence in many Ontario communities.Single-Vehicle Accidents Caused by an Unidentified DriverAlthough many collisions involve more than one vehicle, single-vehicle acciden...Read Full Story -
Rules against Double Recovery Prevent Compensation for the Same Expense in an Accident Benefits Claim and Tort Action
Statutory Accident Benefits are benefits under a vehicle insurance policy that are available to Ontario residents who are injured in a motor vehicle accident, whether as a vehicle occupant, cyclist or...Read Full Story -
Win For Claimants - Costs Of CAT Assessments
How Catastrophic Impairment Assessment (CAT) Used to Be Paid ForUntil recently the insured has had to use funds from their medical/rehab limits to fund the cost of assessments to determine whether the...Read Full Story -
Cyclist injured by a motor vehicle
How Often Are Cyclists Injured by Cars in Canada?According to the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), 7,500 cyclists are seriously injured in Canada each year and Statistics Canada reports approxi...Read Full Story -
Underage Drinking
The primary cause of death for 16 to 25 year old's are motor vehicle accidents, and alcohol or drugs are a factor in 55% of these events. Teenaged drivers are many times more likely to be involved in ...Read Full Story -
Barrie Kids Receive Bike Helmets
Personal injury lawyer Steve Rastin teamed up with Barrie police and Health unit, visiting schools in Barrie to underline the importance of bike helmets in keeping kids from being injured while riding...Read Full Story -
The Limitation Period for Underinsured Policy Coverage
Case exampleThe Court of Appeal for Ontario rendered a recent decision, in Schimitz v. Lombard General Insurance Company of Canada, 2014 ONCA 88, on the issue of when the limitation begins to run for ...Read Full Story -
Vicarious Liability. How does it impact you?
Why Insurance for Leased Vehicles Is ComplicatedLeasing a vehicle is another option to purchasing one. It's advantageous because your vehicle is under continuous warranty and you may have the option t...Read Full Story -
Meet Jonathan Burton
Jonathan M. Burton joined Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers LLP in 2005 as a summer student and went on to carry out his articles-at-law and become an associate. His practice revolves around insuranc...Read Full Story
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