Alan Shanoff
Winnipeg Sun
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Illogic of jury awards
Recent jury awards south of the border have me shaking my head in bewilderment. → Read More
Trudeau’s right on taxes
Income tax laws should be equitable. They aren’t. → Read More
Potential conflicts in lawyers’ fees
Class action settlements usually attract headlines for their large numbers. → Read More
Muzzo case shows need for open courts
We’ve all seen the headlines, the photographs and the coverage relating to the horrific crash on Sept. 27 which resulted in the deaths of three children and their grandfather just north of Kleinburg. → Read More
Time to overhaul Tarion
Buying a new home can be a frightening event. → Read More
Hard road for car crash victims
For the past five years the Ontario government has been taking steps to transfer money from victims of auto accidents to insurance companies. → Read More
Shining the light on surgery
Julie Ayer Rubenzer, of Wisconsin, died in 2003 following an anesthesia overdose during a routine surgical procedure. → Read More
Does Uber have you covered?
It's easy to fall in love with technology. Smart phones and tablets with all of their enticing apps are hard to resist. Uber and other ride-sharing apps fall into this category. → Read More
Bad news for crash victims
Last month’s Ontario budget continued the erosion of accident benefits for victims in motor vehicle accidents. → Read More
The silence is deafening
Given the recent massacre in France flowing from the publication of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammed, you’d think a book written by Flemming Rose, editor of the Danish newspaper, Jyllands- Posten, would merit some serious media attention. → Read More
Don’t hire lawyers just by ads
The new television series, Better Call Saul, presents an exaggerated view of advertising and promotional activities by lawyers. → Read More
It's the cover-up, not the crime
Most of us have faced a common problem. We have an opportunity to attend an event. It could be anything from a child's recital to the Blue Jay's home opener. So we ask for time off and it's denied. What should we do? What would you do? Well, it's tempting to call in sick on the day of event. After all, what could go wrong? → Read More
Time to shine light on Tarion
Tarion and transparency. → Read More
Time to shine light on Tarion
Tarion and transparency. → Read More
Resolving auto insurance benefit disputes stacked against public
With last year’s passage of Bill 15, the “Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2014”, the handling of accident benefits disputes in Ontario is to be passed from the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT). → Read More
Lawyers billing badly
Excessive legal fees represent the chief impediment for access to justice for most people. → Read More
Some doctors disgusting
Sitting in a hospital emergency room waiting for a doctor is one of life’s frustrating events. → Read More
Some doctors disgusting
Sitting in a hospital emergency room waiting for a doctor is one of life’s frustrating events. → Read More
Baseball is slow, justice is slower
In baseball it doesn’t matter whether a runner is really safe or out. What matters is how the umpire calls the play. → Read More
Auto insurance bonanza
The Ontario Health Claims Database, August 2014 Report, was issued earlier this month. → Read More