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Can the insurance company conduct surveillance of persons involved in personal injury claims? Yes, but there are limits. Ottawa accident and injury lawyer explains new case.

In a recent Ontario Court of Appeal case Iannarella v. Corbett, 2015 ONCA 110, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided useful guidance to injury lawyers on the issue of admissibility and use of surveillance evidence at trial. It is not an uncommon practice for insurance companies to seek the assistance of investigators to conduct surveillance of injured parties to determine whether their allegation of injury and disability are accurate. In this particular case, a person was injured in a car accident. Certain injuries and limitations were alleged. In advance of trial, the defendants retained a private investigator. That investigator obtained many hours of video surveillance of the injured plaintiff. However, the defendant failed to disclose to the plaintiff the existence of the surveillance footage. No particulars had been …

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Injured in an accident that also involved a crime? Applications to be Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB) for personal injuries sustained in Ottawa.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB) is an administrative tribunal set up the task of awarding compensation to victims of crimes in Ontario. This board has particular powers under the Compensation for Victims of Crime Act and the Victims Bill of Rights 1995. Victims of crimes he treated with compassion, respect and courtesy. Moreover, victims of crimes should be afforded dignity and the right privacy. The right to be awarded compensation as a result of being a victim of crime depends on whether or not a person falls under the definition of victim. In general terms, an injured person is a victim if they have been physically or psychologically injured in Ontario by an act or omission occurring or resulting from a crime of violence considered a criminal …