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Applicant Argues a Bed Bug Infestation in his Home Constitutes a “Disability”
30 janvier 2013
Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Author: Erik Marshall News reports of the scourge of bed bugs infiltrating the City of Toronto abound. Fear mounts as we learn more about how bed bugs are known to “hitch-hike” on peoples’ clothing as they move throughout public spaces,...
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Bad Faith Claim Permitted After Expiration of Limitation Period
29 janvier 2013
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
Recently, a Superior Court judge granted a motion to amend a Statement of Claim to allow the Plaintiffs to advance a claim against their home insurer for breach of its duty to act fairly and in good faith, as well...
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Judge Puts Bad Faith Claims On The Roof
21 janvier 2013
Blogue : Droit des assurances
A Superior Court judge has granted an insurer’s summary judgment motion to dismiss claims for “breach of a contract of insurance, damages for wrongful infliction of mental distress, damages for bad faith on the part of the defendant insurance company...
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More Clarification on the Meaning of “Economic Loss”
17 janvier 2013
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
In the recent case of Simser and AVIVA (FSCO A11-004610, January 16, 2013), Arbitrator Lee was tasked with examining the meaning of “economic loss” as per s. 3(7)(e) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. The insured sought to have expert opinion evidence...
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The Duty to Defend and Letters from the MOE
16 janvier 2013
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
An insurer’s duty to defend claims is broader than its duty to indemnify. It is well established law in Canada that the determination of a duty to defend should be based upon a consideration of the pleadings and the policy...
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Guilty Verdicts Matter
14 janvier 2013
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
With the start of the new year comes a helpful reminder as to the significance of criminal and quasi-criminal verdicts in related civil proceedings. This is thanks to the Honourable Justice J. O’Connor who, on January 3, 2013, determined that...
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Canadian Thin Capitalization Regime
11 janvier 2013
Blogue : Exploiter une entreprise au Canada pour les non-résidents
This posting was authored by Lyne M. Gaulin and John M. Campbell Miller Thomson LLP Existing Canadian Thin Cap Regime The existing Canadian thin cap regime protects the Canadian tax base from excessive interest deductions by limiting the amount of...
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Court Sends Accident Benefits Representative to Tort Discovery
9 janvier 2013
Blogue : Droit des assurances
A Superior Court master has ordered an accident benefits representative to submit to an examination for discovery in the plaintiff’s underinsured tort claim against his insurer. In De Sousa v. Aviva Insurance, the plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle...
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Gesundheit! An Employer’s Obligations to an Employee with Scent Hypersensitivity
8 janvier 2013
Blogue du secteur du droit du travail et de l'emploi au Canada
Author: Erik Marshall What does a company have to do when an employee discloses that he or she has sensitivity to scents and/or fragrances in the workplace and requests accommodation? This was the question before the Human Rights Tribunal of...
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Director’s Delegate Agrees FSCO’s SDN is Deficient
8 janvier 2013
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Blogue : Droit des assurances
Director’s Delegate Blackman released his appeal decision in Aviva Canada Inc. and Shamima Parveen and Joshua Fredric dismissing the appeal and upholding Arbitrator Alves earlier decision that a settlement can be rescinded outside of the two day cooling off period...
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