Lawyers say LAT has issues one year in
As the LAT approached the end of its first year conducting the Automobile Accident Benefits Service, lawyers were voicing concerns over how the new resolution system had operated so far.
Among the concerns were the non-existence of costs awarded and the tribunal’s adjournment process, as well as the conduct of case conferences and hearings.
Suit Mix
Several recent trends in personal injury litigation could potentially shake up the industry. Among them are the availability of insurance covering opposing parties’ legal costs, a tendency for more personal injury lawsuits to be filed well before the expiry of the limitation period and a tendency for insurers to go to trial rather than settle in cases where they believe a claim for pain and suffering will not meet the verbal threshold or exceed the statutory deductible specified in Ontario auto insurance law.
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