Maple Leaf Foods Recall
Last week Maple Leaf Foods announced a voluntary recall of meat products produced at their packing plant in Toronto, Ontario as a result of several cases of illness and death linked to food products contaminated with Listeriosis.
Media Frenzy
Brogan Not Guilty of Impaired Driving Causing Death
Last week Patrick Brogan was found not guilty of criminal negligence and impaired driving causing the death of 6 year old Joshua Penny. Judge Anne Derrick acquitted Mr. Brogan of the criminal charges even though he had already pleaded guilty to impaired driving and the uncontested facts were that Brogan was driving the car that hit and killed Josh Penny.
How Could This Happen?
“Minor Injury” claims from Nova Scotia Car Accidents
I get the calls all the time: The client had a car accident in Nova Scotia. It wasn’t their fault. They have been injured. They have not been able to work for months. But the other driver’s insurance company says they have a “Minor Injury”. The insurance company says the client is only entitled to $2500.00 for their pain and suffering.
So they call me and ask: “That can’t be right, is it? That’s just not fair!”
A diet supplement used by bodybuilders called 6-OXO and 1-AD can trigger seizures and blood clots in the brain that can lead to lasting disability according to a warning issued today by Health Canada.
On Monday I had the pleasure of golfing in the Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia’s annual charitable golf tournament.
The event went off without a hitch and I wanted to offer my congratulations to BIANS and their volunteers for making the day a great success.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia Passes Law to Protect Insurance Company Profits
In 2003 Nova Scotia passed the Automobile Insurance Reform Act (AIRA) to protect the profits of the insurance industry at the expense of innocent accident victims.
“Minor Injury” Cap on Compensation
Nova Scotia Government Passes Law to Protect Insurance Company Profits
In 2003 Nova Scotia passed the Automobile Insurance Reform Act (AIRA) to protect the profits of the insurance industry at the expense of innocent accident victims.
“Minor Injury” Cap on Compensation
I posted yesterday about the concerns of guards and inmates over asbestos found in the Cape Breton Correctional Facility.
When the announcement was made this week about the presence of asbestos in the jail, Justice Minister Cecil Clarke said all proper procedures had been followed.
“When issues come forward we respond to those and follow the prescribed procedures and policies in place and that’s been done,” said Clarke.
Asbestos found in the Cape Breton Correctional Facility may have injured the guards and inmates that were exposed to the dangerous cancer causing mineral, according to the union that represents Nova Scotia’s jail guards.
The province of Nova Scotia has released air quality test results at the prison which show:
“The reported values were well below the acceptable criteria of 0.1 fibres per cubic centimetre”
…since I have been preparing for a month long jury trial that starts next week on behalf of a client who suffered a minor traumatic brain injury (MTBI). I have found the more I prepare, the luckier I am.
MTBI claims are among the most difficult of personal injury claims to prove. By definition, imaging studies (MRI, CT scan, X-ray) are normal. Often there is no loss of consciousness and sometimes the victim has not even suffered a blow to the head.
The effects of MTBI are subtle. It can be difficult to convince a jury that someone who looks so “normal” has suffered a debilitating injury.
