John Albert Tamming

THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS – PUNITIVE DAMAGES Most disputes between an insurance company and their insured are reasonable differences of opinion: You honestly believe you cannot return to work and the insurance company believes you can. If both positions are backed by solid medical evidence, off to trial (or mediation) you […]

AT LAST. AT LONG, LONG LAST. The Pope has just apologized for the abuses committed by certain members of the Catholic Church against children while students at Canada’s residential schools. He delivered his apology directly to school survivors who were delegated to meet with him at the Vatican. The apology had been sought for decades. […]

AN ANGRY SUICIDE NOTE, A $600,000 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY AND A DISAPPOINTED SPOUSE On a summer evening in 2019, after a day on his boat smoking some hash and drinking vodka, Joseph Joy hung himself. A handwritten note was found in his shorts. It was full of invective against Joanne, his wife of 3 years […]

WHEN SPOUSES ACT VERY BADLY – A BRAND NEW PATH FOR JUSTICE IN ONTARIO Finally. After decades of relative inaction, our civil courts have decided to do something about family violence. A Better Option True, the abused spouse could always lay criminal charges for assault or uttering threats. But the standard for proof in a […]

LIMITED OPTIONS: WHEN YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A UNION Our firm regularly receives inquiries from frustrated unionized employees who have been injured on or off the job, are experiencing harassment, or are battling other legal challenges at their place of work. In most of these cases, the employee feels that the union is not […]

PUSHING BACK WHEN THE INSURER DENIES YOUR LONG TERM DISABILITY CLAIM At Tamming Law, over our 30 years of litigating long-term disability claims, we have heard all the reasons insurers use to deny claims for disability benefits. In our experience, there are 5 that are quite common. Let’s go over them. #1 “Our Medical […]