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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

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

In Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2020 ABQB 720, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada ... Continued

Last year, the BC government amended the Evidence Act to limit the number of experts and expert reports related to damages in motor vehicle personal ... Continued