NHL Lawsuit: If the Defendants in Your Lawsuit Secretly Agree to Work Together Against You, How Many Medical Assessments Can They Force You to Attend?

by Carol Suen Tuesday, September 04, 2012
If the defendants are supposed to disclose their secret agreement, but do not, can they each still conduct their own, separate, medical assessments – i.e. “stacking” their defence medicals in pursuit of one global defence strategy?
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Forced by Your Insurer to Undergo a Vocational Assessment > Your Accident Lawsuit

by Carol Suen Friday, August 31, 2012
The law continues to slowly expand – plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit forced to undergo a vocational assessment arranged by the defendant/insurer.
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Forced by Insurer to Undergo a Medical Assessment in Your Car Accident Lawsuit

by Gregory L. Chang Friday, July 20, 2012
9 year old boy claiming injuries from a car accident is forced to attend an assessment by a psychologist arranged by the insurer defending the boy’s lawsuit.
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Expert Reports Can be Claimed Against Accident Benefits Carrier, Even if Used in Tort

by Carol Suen Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Obtaining re-payment early for litigation expenses is important for plaintiffs.  This arbitration decisions clarifies ability of plaintiffs to do so in the context of an Accident Benefits arbitration.
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Videotaping Medical Experts (Examining You on Behalf of the Opposing Insurance Company) – Part 3

by Gregory L. Chang Friday, October 29, 2010
Audiotaping medical assessments in perosnl injury lawsuits
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Videotaping the Medical Expert Who Is Examining You (on Behalf of the Opposing Insurance Company) – Part 2

by Gregory L. Chang Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Ontario's Court of Appeal discusses the role of audiotaping defence medicals in personal injury lawsuits.
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Scope of Rule 53.03 > Use of Accident Benefits Experts in Your Tort Lawsuit

by Gregory L. Chang Friday, October 22, 2010
Can the driver who caused your accident rely on the medical doctors, who examined you at the request of your Accident Benefits insurer, to defend against your tort lawsuit?
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Being Examined by an Insurance Doctor > Videotaping the Assessment

by Gregory L. Chang Wednesday, September 15, 2010

If you are examined by an insurance doctor in your lawsuit, can you ask for the assessment to be videotaped?

 


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Ontario Accident Benefits (SABS) – The Role of Doctors and Their Medical Assessments

by Gregory L. Chang Thursday, October 01, 2009
Doctors retained under the Accident Benefits regime – are they experts or only fact witnesses?
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Please Give Me Your Expert’s File – 162 Emails Included

by Gregory L. Chang Monday, April 06, 2009
Within the time dockets kept by the defendant’s expert, there were 162 docket entries referring to emails exchanged by that expert with the defendant company. 
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