Article by Jack Fireman, Jan 4, 12
By: Jack Fireman & Adam SomogyiThe Independent Medical Examiner (“IME”) is typically a doctor retained by an insurance company to evaluate a patient for the purpose of that...
Article by Jack Fireman, Aug 10, 11
Why do accident victims always get the short end of the stick in the province of Ontario? OTLA PAPER - August 10, 2011
Article by Jack Fireman, Jun 16, 11
From the Plaintiff's Perspective
Article by Jack Fireman, Apr 4, 11
PART I – THE FIRST STEPSFirstly, it should be recognized that whether we are dealing with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, or chronic fatigue, all of the following tactics and strategies would apply...
Article by Jack Fireman, Apr 4, 11
In order to provide you with the most useful and accurate information possible, at times, when I discuss the conduct of a specific insurer, I will not name them, with good reason.Shortly after I left...
Article by Jack Fireman, Apr 4, 11
One of the great advantages to practicing for many years is that one becomes able to discern blips on the radar screen, as opposed to trends. (parenthetically, one of the other advantages of...
Article by Jack Fireman, Apr 1, 11
You don’t learn the most important thing by far, about how to be a successful jury trial lawyer in law school. You actually begin to learn these things during the course of your life...
Article by Jack Fireman, Apr 1, 11
This case, litigated by Barb Legate in January 2000 (obviously in a highly competent fashion), is, in my view, potentially groundbreaking, but on the other hand, in many ways difficult to fully...
Article by Jack Fireman, Apr 1, 11
The use of published studies to support the notion that in Delta V of less than 5 km – 8 km, in rear end collisions, have become a very common defence tactic in soft tissue cases. Generally,...
Article by Jack Fireman, Apr 1, 11
Following on the decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in “Raphael Partners vs Lam”, released September 24, 2002, there is no longer any doubt that a contingency type agreement is legal...
