US judge allows Utah-based repairer to refile ‘steering’ claim against Farmers Insurance
![A Florida judge gave a Utah-based body shop permission to refile a wrongful interference claim against US insurance heavyweight Farmers following a disagreement between the two parties after an incident involving a customer in February 2015.](https://www.collisionrepairmag.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2016/07/images_Mike_Gavel_Lg.jpg.webp)
Tampa, Florida – July 26, 2016 — The seemingly endless argument between select US body shops and insurers looks set to stay in the courtroom after a US judge last week agreed to let one repairer’s steering allegation be refiled. Perk’s Auto Repair claims that Farmers Insurance purposely and deliberately convinced individuals to avoid the […]
SGI puts the focus on car seats during STEP event
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Prince Albert, Saskatchewan — July 26, 2017 — Police from across Saskatchewan joined forces in Prince Albert recently for a two-day Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) event. According to a statement from Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), all traffic safety violations were enforced with a special focus on impaired driving, distracted driving (cellphones), speeding/aggressive driving and […]
AIA Innovative Business Series coming to Ontario and Saskatchewan
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Ottawa, Ontario — July 26, 2016 — Earlier this month, AIA Canada launched a new series of events designed to bring together AIA leadership, local knowledge and expertise from different government offices, business intelligence agencies and other subject matter experts. The first event in the Innovative Business Series took place July 6 to 10, 2016, […]
Cop who participated in staged collisions dismissed from the force
![Carlton Watson, who once won $275,000 in a Daily Keno draw, has been dismissed from the Peel Regional Police for misconduct.](https://www.collisionrepairmag.com/wp-content/smush-webp/2016/07/images_1.Collision-Repair-Mag_CarltonWatson_LG.jpg.webp)
By Mike Davey Mississauga, Ontario — July 26, 2016 — It looks like his luck finally ran out. Const. Carlton Watson, who once won $275,000 in a Daily Keno draw, has been dismissed from the Peel Regional Police force. The dismissal comes nearly a year after he received a five-year sentence related to his part in […]