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Disability/Personal Injury February 19th, 2015

Globe and Mail – Travel insurance ‘confidence issue’ under review by regulators

By Sivan Tumarkin

The Canadian insurance industry has a confidence issue with the reliability and consistency of travel insurance policies. Sivan Tumarkin responds…

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Disability/Personal Injury February 12th, 2015

Global News – Cyclist gets hit with big bill from insurance company following crash

By Sivan Tumarkin

An Edmonton man has a warning for cyclists after he crashed his bicycle into a vehicle and received a massive bill in…

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Disability/Personal Injury February 11th, 2015

CBC News – Cyclist Rylan Kafara gets $6,000 bill after collision with SUV

By Sivan Tumarkin

Personal Injury lawyer Sivan Tumarkin questions an insurance company's ethics after they demanded a cyclist to pay more than $6,000 in damages.

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Employment Law January 31st, 2015

Severance Pay During Corporate Terminations

By Lior Samfiru

With Tim Hortons, CIBC and Target Canada all announcing firings, how much severance pay is a Canadian employee owed in a corporate…

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Employment Law January 16th, 2015

Target Canada’s 17,600 Laid Off Workers to Access $70M Severance Fund

By Lior Samfiru

With Target Canada closing shop, employment lawyer Lior Samfiru comments on Target’s severance fund and what terminated employees are ACTUALLY owed.

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Disability/Personal Injury January 12th, 2015

Canadian Underwriter – Ontario is moving dispute resolution out of the courtroom to fight fraud

By Sivan Tumarkin

The Ontario government passed Bill 15, the Fighting Fraud and Reducing Automobile Insurance Rates Act, which will make changes to how disputes…

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Disability/Personal Injury November 25th, 2014

What’s next for Saskatchewan family with million-dollar medical bill?

By Sivan Tumarkin

A Saskatchewan family is facing a six-figure medical bill after Saskatchewan Blue Cross denied their claim for their baby being born in…

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Disability/Personal Injury November 24th, 2014

Jennifer Huculak-Kimmel’s $1M baby bill denied by Saskatchewan Blue Cross

By Sivan Tumarkin

Saskatchewan Blue Cross won’t reverse its decision to deny the travel insurance claim of a woman who gave birth prematurely in Hawaii…

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Disability/Personal Injury November 23rd, 2014

Global News – Lawyer volunteers to take on ‘million-dollar baby’ case

By Sivan Tumarkin

Disability Lawyer Sivan Tumarkin will assist a Saskatchewan family with their $950,000 medical bill following the denial of their travel insurance.

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