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Disability/Personal Injury January 31st, 2017

Not paralyzed enough: N.S. man sues to be recognized as paraplegic

By Sivan Tumarkin

A man was told by his insurance company that he is not quite paralyzed enough for compensation and is now fighting to…

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Disability/Personal Injury January 25th, 2017

640 Toronto – Aviva Canada blames high premiums on personal injury lawyers

By Sivan Tumarkin

Samfiru Tumarkin LLP's co-founder Sivan Tumarkin takes issue with Aviva Canada's claim that personal injury lawyers are to blame for high premiums.

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Disability/Personal Injury January 20th, 2017

Duty to Mitigate: Refusing Recommended Medical Treatment

By Michael Gerhard

Learn about what a ‘duty to mitigate’ is and what the defendant's responsibilities are when a plantiff refuses recommend medical treatment.

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Disability/Personal Injury January 13th, 2017

Former Nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer Had History of Drug Violations

By Sivan Tumarkin

Elizabeth Wettlaufer had a history of drug-related violations including allowing an unqualified staff member to administer insulin.

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Chad Veenhof, choking on popcorn
Disability/Personal Injury December 21st, 2016

570 News – Family of Man Brain Damaged After Choking on Popcorn Can Picket Theatre

By Sivan Tumarkin

The family of a young man who almost died eating popcorn at a movie, will be free to protest in front of…

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Maia Bent
Disability/Personal Injury December 8th, 2016

Ontario doctor misrepresented views on injuries to benefit insurer

By Sivan Tumarkin

The medical assessments done for insurers when someone is in an accident can be crucial to determining what benefits an individual may…

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Disability/Personal Injury November 11th, 2016

Insurance Company Offers Girl $8 for Mileage to Hospital Instead of $50K for Eye Injury

By Sivan Tumarkin

The mother of a young girl who suffered an eye injury playing soccer is upset that her insurance company is saying the…

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sivan tumarkin talks about rankin's garage on global news
Disability/Personal Injury October 17th, 2016

Global News – Garage found partly liable after crash with stolen car causes brain injury

By Sivan Tumarkin

An auto-body garage owner was deemed to be liable after a teen suffered a permanent brain injury after crashing a car that…

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Disability/Personal Injury October 14th, 2016

Waterloo Record – Garage Found Partly Liable for Brain Injury Might Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada

By Sivan Tumarkin

The owner of a garage that was found 37 per cent liable for a brain injury a 15-year-old suffered when a car…

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