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Possession is Still 9/10ths of the Law
13 novembre 2014
The Superior Court has released a decision dealing with whether an owner of an ATV can be held vicariously liable for a driver’s negligence, even though no consent was given to operate the vehicle. In Fernandes v Araujo, Fernandes was...
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Successful Motion Confirms Defendant’s Right to Prepare Insurer Examiners for Trial
23 octobre 2014
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In the context of insurer examinations under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (“Schedule”), the Superior Court has found that for the purpose of trial preparation, a Plaintiff’s consent is not required for Defendant’s counsel to meet with the examiners. In...
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Loss Transfer Limitation Rolls Along
12 septembre 2014
The Superior Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision, finding that loss transfer is subject to a two-year rolling limitation period. In Economical v. Zurich, the claimant was driving a car and was involved in a motor vehicle accident with a dump...
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ONCA Reverses Matheson: No Husbandry Here
11 juillet 2014
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has reversed the Superior Court’s decision in Matheson v. Lewis, finding that the plaintiff farmer’s Honda ATV was an off-road vehicle that required automobile insurance at the time of the accident. In Matheson, the...
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Ontario Auto Policy Can’t Drag Alberta Defendants to Ontario
18 juin 2014
The Court of Appeal for Ontario has released a decision dealing with whether Ontario has jurisdiction over a case stemming from a motor vehicle accident in Alberta. In Tamminga v. Tamminga, an Ontario resident was injured when she fell off...
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Laches Returns to Loss Transfer
30 mai 2014
Eight months ago, a Superior Court judge held that the equitable doctrine of laches does not apply to loss transfer claims. Three days ago, another Superior Court judge held that it does apply. And he applied it to bar a...
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Buyer’s Remorse Does Not Allow Plaintiff to Avoid Mediated Settlement
28 mai 2014
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Morant v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada 2014 ONSC 2876 The plaintiff commenced an action against Sun Life seeking payment of LTD benefits. The action was settled at mediation. All parties were represented by counsel at the time the...
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ONCA Divided in Accident Benefits Nexus Case
16 mai 2014
In a 2-1 split, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has allowed an insurer’s appeal of a priority dispute case deciding whether any insurer of any kind, or only “motor vehicle liability insurers”, are obliged to pay accident benefits pending...
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Insurer can’t sue « Your and You »
23 avril 2014
The Ontario Superior Court has released a subrogation decision dealing with two interesting issues: Assessing a defendant’s negligence and the ability of an insurer to subrogate against its own unnamed insured. In Rochon v. Rochon, the defendant was the plaintiffs’...
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The Day The Dispute was Discovered…
14 avril 2014
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Recently, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered the “discoverability principle” in the context of a dispute between insurers over which should pay damages arising out of a car accident in Economical Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance. In March of...
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