Hunt v. Peel Mutual Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 656
The claimant, Amealia Hunter, a minor, sued her father, Bradley Hunter for negligent parenting. She alleged that he was negligent in permitting her to be transported in the motor vehicle of his girlfriend who was impaired at the time. The question before the Court of Appeal is whether Mr. Hunt could rely on his girlfriend’s insurance company to defend him against his daughter’s lawsuit...
Greig v Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company, 2019 BCSC 1758
The Plaintiff, Dennis Greig, suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident on November 15, 2011. He returned to work on March 15, 2012. He was re-injured on the job on January 29, 2014 and did not return to work. Mr. Greig advanced a claim through WorkSafeBC which denied him benefits on the basis that his January 29, 2014 injury was an aggravation of his existing...
The Plaintiff, a full-time Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver employee and certified teacher suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident which occurred when she was rear-ended by a truck. The Defendant admitted liability. The Plaintiff stopped working three years after accident occurred and alleged that she suffered from disabling chronic pain, headaches, depression and anxiety as a result of the Accident.
In August 2012, Clarence and Gayle Chase purchased a homeowner’s policy for their property. At the time of the application, they advised the broker that the house was their principal residence, there was no one else occupying the residence, there was no business or income earning activity on the property, there were no detached structured that were 800 square feet or larger and there were no...
Ruddell v. Gore Mutual Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 328
Alan Stewart was driving a vehicle owned by his mother Gayle Bass which was insured by Gore Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Stewart lost control of the vehicle and injuries were suffered by a passenger, Michael Ruddell who started an action against Mr. Stewart and Ms. Bass.
When the action was first filed, Ms. Bass gave Gore Mutual her son’s address so that the action could be served...
