Families feel betrayed by insurance companies after flood

Like hundreds of other households trying to pick up the pieces after Thrusday’s flood, Furlan felt his insurance company was leaving him high and dry.

“They told me I get $5,000,” he explained, calling it a rip off. “That isn’t going to cover anything. It was $10,000 before and now, suddenly, they say Tecumseh gets too many floods.”

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http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/families-face-flooding-cleanup

Experts should not bow to pressure of 'deep pockets'

A recent Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision that highlighted questions around bias of medical experts illustrates the duty of experts to serve the court rather than plaintiffs or insurance companies, says Toronto personal injury lawyer Simmy Yu.

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http://www.advocatedaily.com/simmy-yu-experts-should-not-bow-to-pressure-of-deep-pockets.html

Regulation changes deny accident victim adequate benefits, family says

That injury classification — the criteria for which changed the same day of Adam Bari's accident — means he is eligible for only a fraction of the compensation they feel will be needed to finance his recovery.

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http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6910240-regulation-changes-deny-accident-victim-adequate-benefits-family-says/

If He Crashed 12 Hours Earlier, He Wouldn't Face Bankruptcy

They say timing is everything. That seems to be distinctly, horribly true in the case of Adam Bari. The 34-year-old Canadian man was riding his motorcycle June 1 when he was T-boned by a car, CBC reports. Bari's family is now facing the possibility of bankruptcy, but that wouldn't be if the crash had happened just 12 hours earlier.

http://www.newser.com/story/232407/crash-hours-after-insurance-change-leaves-family-reeling.html