#AskYanivSpielberg Amusement parks, fairs and carnivals can be wonderful places to have fun while spending a day with your friends and family. Roller coasters, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds and other rides offer hours of good-natured entertainment for people of all ages to enjoy. Sadly, things go wrong and people are seriously injured or killed on amusement park rides every year. Serious underreporting of accidents It might surprise you to know that the frequency with which things go wrong on amusement rides is difficult to know with any degree of certainty because accidents are underreported. For instance, the Ontario Technical Standards and ...
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#AskYanivSpielberg Canada offers an unlimited number of scenic destinations for motorcycle drivers and their passengers to explore on long excursions over an extended vacation or for only brief escapes on a weekend morning. Driving a motorcycle to get away from the confinement of a car or SUV to obscure your vision or other senses is tempting, but it can also be dangerous according to a report from the Ontario Provincial Police. During the first six months of last year, the Ontario police reported 25 deaths associated with motorcycle crashes. This number was only 6 short of the record number of motorcycle fatalities ...
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#AskYanivSpielberg Traveling can be very expensive, especially if the entire family goes on the trip. A family vacation for four can cost thousands of dollars and travel outside of the country costs much, much more. Unfortunately, life gets in the way of the most careful planning. An unexpected event can result in canceling or delaying travel plans. You could lose all the money you paid to book your travel plans because something out of your control happens just days before you are scheduled to leave town. Even after you leave home, things can happen to ruin your travel plans. An ...
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#AskYanivSpielberg The Christmas season is upon us, and, for many people, that means lights, Christmas trees, and garland. Unfortunately, the weather can be treacherous and climbing on a ladder to light your home can be one of the most dangerous feats you attempt all year. Holiday-related injuries are relatively common, and, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), they are on the rise. Types of Christmas Decorating Injuries The CPSC reports that there are more than 1,700 Christmas-related injuries that resulted in hospitalization from 2011 to 2015. In 2012, the latest year available, the CPSC estimates that there were 15,000 injuries ...
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#AskYanivSpielberg Medical examinations or Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) are also known as “adverse” or “compulsory” medical examinations. A Plaintiff may be invited by the insurance company, or required by the court, to submit to a medical examination for the specific purpose of validating the Plaintiff’s alleged injuries. The doctors who perform the exams will testify about your injures on behalf of the insurance company. The insurance company pays the doctor’s fees. The doctor, in an IME, is not examining the Plaintiff for the purpose of treatment of relief of the Plaintiff’s symptoms. Rather, the doctor is assessing the Plaintiff to ...
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