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Webinar - Definition of Accident with OV Law Presenter, Charles Jung
Definition of an accident- upcoming OCTOBER 2025 Webinar- A Comprehensive Guide to Long-Term Disability Claims in Ontario
This Guide was created for Canadians who are planning to apply or who have applied for Short-Term Disability (STD) or Long-Term Disability (LTD) benefits.
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A Little Shout-Out to Some of Our Supporters
Posted on Sep. 13, 2023 / General Newsletter / Subscribe 0
See what our supporters are doing to support health service providers as well as the clients they serve.
Sept 14, 2023 - Practical Strategies for Overcoming the Invisible Injury - PIA Conference
Panel chair for this year's PIA conference is Karen Vigmond, Partner at Oatley Vigmond, one of our High Octane Supporters.
Sitting on the panel is one of our very own, the Ontario Rehab Alliance's President, Dana Parsons, CEO of Wright Rehab (ORA Premium Supporter).
August 23, 2023 - "Windsor lawyer pushing to get insurance companies to boost caregiver pay"
Joanna Sweet, Partner at Greg Monforton and Partners Injury Lawyers, an ORA Premium Supporter, made the local news for launching lawsuits against two of her client's insurance companies for limiting the pay for the personal support to less than minimum wage.
Out-of Session Services Deemed Reasonable and Necessary!
Out-of-session services such as brokerage, documentation support activity and forms completion fees were deemed reasonable and necessary in complex catastrophic injury case. We’re thrilled to see that counsel for the applicant were Roger R. Foisy, ORA Premium Supporter, associates Harpreet S. Sidhu and Daniel Berman, with paralegal Rusald Laloshi. Congrats to them, the applicant and the health service providers Entwistle Power Occupational Therapy and Genesis Community Rehabilitation Inc.
OTLA’s blog post: https://otlablog.com/hr-v-intact-insurance-company-2023-canlii-56030/
LAT decision: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onlat/doc/2023/2023canlii56030/2023canlii56030.html
Ask A Lawyer - Live Question and Answer Session with Lerners LLP
Open to all health care providers in Ontario!
Interested in asking two, top personal injury lawyers your pressing auto insurance sector questions?
Join us on September 29, 2023 at 1 PM via Zoom for a live question and answer session with Maia Bent, Partner, and Jake Aitcheson, Partner, at Lerners LLP.
We look forward to having our Lerners LLP, High Octane Supporter of the ORA, join us once again for this popular event.
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Help Shape The Future: Take This SurveyClaimant Access to Auto Insurance Medical, Rehabilitation and Attendant Care Benefits in Ontario: A Health Service Provider Survey The ORA is assisting the Coalition of Health Professions in Auto Insurance (the Coalition) with distribution of a survey on access to care for motor vehicle accident victim claimants in Ontario. Its purpose is to gain the input of HSPs who assess and/or treat MVA injuries on issues and solutions for improving access to medical, rehabilitation, and attendant care benefits in Ontario’s auto insurance sector. Please take 15-20 minutes to share your thoughts - by the extended deadline of September 15, 2023 - the data gathered will assist all of us in our advocacy for changes needed. |
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