Jenn Blair

Nov 18, 2024 | cbc.ca | Rosa Marchitelli |Jenn Blair

Doctors called out for being biased, faulty or careless expert witnesses in court are being hired by insurance companies looking to deny injury claims for people hurt in car crashes. Jonathan Graul, from Fergus, Ont., says he found himself under attack in court by two doctors hired by insurance giant Aviva after suffering a traumatic brain injury during a December 2017 crash.

Jun 10, 2024 | cbc.ca | Rosa Marchitelli |Jenn Blair

Toronto·Go PublicAfter discovering a broken needle was left in her spine during childbirth years ago, an Ontario woman filed complaints against the doctors and hospital involved. After botched investigations and many years, she worries no one may ever be held accountable.

May 27, 2024 | cbc.ca | Rosa Marchitelli |Jenn Blair

For three days, Lesa Lowery says she could do nothing but watch as a fraudster impersonated her on Facebook, swindling her friends out of thousands of dollars for goods that didn't exist. The entire time Meta — the company behind the social media site that has billions of users worldwide — ignored the crime. "I just felt helpless," said Lowery, who told Go Public her account was taken over by the fraudster in early March. "I literally sat there and cried," she said.

May 6, 2024 | cbc.ca | Rosa Marchitelli |Jenn Blair

Taylor Swift fan says Booking.com cancelled her room, relisted at higher price | Go PublicA Taylor Swift fan who had secured accommodations in Toronto for the star’s November concert tells CBC’s Go Public that Booking.com abruptly cancelled the reservations, only offering alternatives that were up to eight times more expensive.

Apr 22, 2024 | cbc.ca | Rosa Marchitelli |Jenn Blair

When Wil Krotenko got his first part time job in the meat department of the local Co-op grocery store last summer, the then 14-year-old couldn't wait to start making his own money — never imagining the job could kill him a few months later. The teen, who lives in Canora, Sask., about 235 kilometres northeast of Regina, says he started feeling sick soon after starting his shift on Oct.