For people fortunate enough to have a policy of long term disability ("LTD") benefits, they will typically need to refer to the specific wording of their policy before knowing what steps they have to take and what rights they might have once their insurer has decided to cut off their benefits.

Appellate lawyer, Brian Radnoff provides a summary of Lerners' Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from May, 2014.

On June 18, 2014, Archie Comics introduced its first disabled character, Harper, a wheelchair user.

But that means the lawyer assumes the risk of losing the case and getting paid nothing.

Many people who are receiving accident benefits will be surprised and disappointed when their benefits begin to be denied.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario, 2014 ONCA 903, has determined that the commencement of a class action for statutory misrepresentation in the secondary market within the three year limitation period provided in Part XXIII.I of the Securities Act, and which pleads the intention to seek leave to proceed with the secondary market statutory misrepresentation claim again under Part XXIII.I of the Securities Act, will suspend the running of that limitation period for all class members until the motion

If a reasonable person would think it is likely a decisionmaker in a case may be biased, can the biased decisionmaker's decision ever stand? According to the Ontario Court of Appeal in Vento Motorcycles Inc.

A discussion on the tardiness in bringing a sexual abuse claim.

Earl Cherniak has a saying: if you have not lost a trial, you have not done enough of them. The same applies to appeals. Though I basked in the success of my first appeal, it was not long...

The Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty ("MLAT") is one way in which incriminating evidence in Canada can be shared with prosecutors in the United States ("U.S.").

Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. v. Black, [2007] O.J. No. 795, is another case involving the former officers and directors of the Hollinger-related corporations, which highlights the risk of self-incrimination that officers and directors can face in cross-border disputes.

Appellate lawyer, Jasmine Akbarali provides a summary of Lerners' Top 5 Ontario civil appeals decisions from March, 2013.

Lerners LLP Partner, Brian Radnoff, summarizes the Top 5 Decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal from March 2014.

Cell phones are the new cameras. Almost 75% of Canadians own a cell phone.

Across Canada and internationally, regulators are sharply increasing their focus on children's privacy, recognizing the heightened risks young people face in digital environments.

When purchasing a home, the purchaser should be aware that the doctrine of "Caveat Emptor" or "let the buyer beware" generally applies to the sale of a property.

On May 27, 2015, Ontario's Minister of Government and Consumer Services announced the introduction of the Protecting Condominium Owners Act.

Warning Residential property owners in Canada – a new federal tax is being levied through the Underused Housing Tax Act on underused residential properties. Not all residential property owners...

I wrote the barrister and solicitor bar exams in June, after finishing my third (and last) year of law school at the end of April. I'd certainly recommend taking some time to recharge...

The issue of violence in nursing homes has largely been focused on the residents themselves, but London personal injury lawyer Maia Bent says there needs to be attention paid to the homes and the people who work there.