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By Satinder Sidhu and Imroz Ali A tragic workplace accident, resulting in the death of the insured, laid the background for the Ontario Court of ... Continued
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By Satinder Sidhu and Imroz Ali A tragic workplace accident, resulting in the death of the insured, laid the background for the Ontario Court of ... Continued
We’d like to warmly welcome the newest member of our Insurance group, Bo Carter. Bo’s practice includes specialty insurance defence and insurance coverage matters. She ... Continued
By Denny Chung Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. Ebhodaghe, 2021 ONSC 7343 provides a reminder to insurers: tread carefully when accusing your insureds of ... Continued
In the case of Northbridge General Insurance Corporation v. XL Specialty Insurance Company, 2021 BCSC 1682, two liability insurers disagreed over whether the pleadings in ... Continued
In Oshawa v. MEARIE, 2021 ONSC 6334, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressed the following questions that are of interest to liability insurers: How ... Continued
Scaffidi-Argentina v. Tega Homes Developments, 2021 ONCA 738 illustrates the importance of considering the terms of an insurance policy as a whole. The effect of ... Continued
MDS Inc. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 594 Last year, we commented on the Ontario Superior Court’s decision in MDS Inc. v Factory ... Continued
Recently in Drechsler v. Canadian Northern Shield Insurance Company, 2021 BCSC 1673, the BCSC had the opportunity to consider a fresh argument when determining whether ... Continued
Bars and restaurants or commercial hosts who serve alcohol to customers owe a duty of care not only to customers but to third parties that ... Continued
In Prosperity Electric v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 BCCA 237, Prosperity Electric (“Prosperity”) appealed a trial decision where its indemnity claim against its ... Continued
In Surespan Structures Ltd. v. Lloyds Underwriters, 2021 BCCA 65 (“Surespan”), the Court of Appeal held that there was no limit to a particular area ... Continued
On March 2, 2021, the Supreme Court declared the legislation authorizing the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) jurisdiction over certain collision claims unconstitutional. In April 2019, ... Continued