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When is it Enough?
Effective June 1, 2016, motor vehicle accident victims, their families and their lawyers will face another revised scheme of accident benefits. In keeping with the recent trend, the revised scheme does not benefit those for whom such legislation ought to protect. Rather, it appears these changes are the worst yet and frighteningly, target those most seriously injured. The discussion of Ontario Regulation 251/15 (“O. Reg. 251/15”), which will enact amendments to the current Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (“SABS”), will focus on the restrictions to the definition of catastrophic impairment. It will now be more difficult to be accepted as catastrophically impaired,...
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