The Ontario Court of Appeal discussed the maxim of statutory interpretation expressio unius est exclusio alterius in the motor vehicle collision personal injury case of Kusnierz v. The Economical Mutual.  The case dealt with interpretation of the  Statutory Accidents Benefits Schedule (SABS).  See further discussion on Slaw.

Kusnierz v. Economical Mutual Insurance Company

Other resources include:

• Oatley, Vigmond (interveners in the case, on behalf of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA))
• Smitiuch Injury Law
• Thomson Rogers
• Daniel Strigberger of Miller Thomson at the Ontario Insurance Litigation Blog
• Alexander Rozine of D’Angela, Fox, Vanounou LLP at Canadian Health Law 

Thomson, Rogers hosted a conference, Back to School, on September 8, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, in collaboration with the Toronto ABI Network.

The conference agenda included:

• An update on the Expert Panel’s Report to the Superintendent on Catastrophic Impairment, by Darcy Merkur
• Pediatric Catastrophic Impairment, by David Payne
• Catastrophically Injured Children, by Dr. Peter G. Rumney
• Understanding Neuro-Psychological Assessments, by Wendy Moore Johns, Dr. Carolyn Lemsky, and Dr. Janine Hay
• Future Care Costs Reports for Children and Young Adults, by Craig Brown, Stacey Stevens, Dianne Taylor, and Martha Binstock
• A patient’s perspective on catastrophic impairment, hosted by Sloan Mandel
• A panel on rehab teams, families and lawyers working together, by David MacDonald, Susan Goode, Judy Guse Salah, Jennifer Horton, Dr. Elaine McKinnon, Timothy Myland, Karen Rucas, and Jean Turgeon
• Some closing remarks by Leonard Kunka, Charissa Levy, and Judy Moir

After a new initiation ceremony, the Phi Delta Phi chapter at UWO Law, Rand Inn, is back.

From the Phi Delta Phi website:

The University of Western Ontario has had a chapter since 1978, called Rand Inn after the founding dean of the law school. But Rand Inn has been defunct in recent years due to lack of participation.

In celebration of UWO Law’s 50th anniversary this year, Phi Delta Phi decided to reinvigorate its local chapter by hosting a membership drive. On March 3, 2010, Rand Inn initiated 7 new members at UWO. Al Burton, the Province President for Phi Delta Phi and a partner at Thomson Rogers, came from Toronto to administer the ceremony.

“The principles of Phi Delta Phi stand for professionalism and legal ethics, said Omar Ha-Redeye, a third-year law student, and Magister of the Inn. “It’s a perfect match for our school, which is considered a pioneer in this field.”

Over 400 members of Rand Inn are listed in the fraternity’s directory, all graduates of UWO Law since 1978.

Current members of Rand Inn at the University of Western Ontario Law; (From Left) Kristopher Manitius, Joel Welch, Matthew Wilson, Omar Ha-Redeye, Benjamin Tinholt, Stephanie Lafrance, John Magyar, Chris Berrigan, Province President Al Burton