Earlier
this week, CAOT-BC received this letter from Jon Harbut on behalf of Rice Harbut Elliott LLP. Emails with similar
content have been sent to many of our members that work in private practice
both in medical legal and clinical rehabilitation focused practice areas. We
sought legal advice on how to address this conduct that we believe to be
inappropriate and will be responding according to that legal advice. We want
our members to know that we are working to maintain the ability for occupational therapists to provide their valuable feedback in the consultation
process ICBC is inviting us, and other health professions, to comment on. We
believe the actions taken by these law practices are potentially restricting this valuable engagement
and dampening the debate that is integral to the consultation process. We are
also prioritizing the protection of our members from threats to their
livelihoods and restriction of their ability to provide their professional
expertise wherever they choose to practice.
CORRECTION: The previous publication of this post incorrectly stated that the letter was received from the Trial Lawyers Association of BC (TLABC).
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