Martin et al v Estate of Pierrette Landry and Pembridge Ins. Co., 2023 NBKB 32. Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Weston McArthur (Articled Clerk) The Plaintiffs were all involved in a motor vehicle accident in which Pierrette Landry (now represented by her Estate) attempted suicide by crossing the center lane into oncoming traffic. Ms. Landry’s insurer was Pembridge...Read More
Graysbrook Capital Ltd. v Viva Development Inc., 2023 NBKB 35 Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Chloe Jardine (Articled Clerk) The Plaintiff, Graysbrook Capital Ltd. (“Graysbrook”), pursued a claim against several defendants (“Defendants”) for the balance of a loan for the construction of a building in Saint John, New Brunswick. A fire occurred on March 16, 2022, following which the building was deemed a total loss. The Defendants then pursued a Third-Party...Read More
Ontario v St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, 2023 ONCA 173 Reading Time: 5 minutes (approx.) By: Chloe Jardine (Articled Clerk) The appellant, His Majesty the King in the Right of Ontario (herein “Ontario”), appealed a decision which found that its general liability insurer, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (herein “the Insurer”), did not have a duty to defend Ontario in a class action as the claims being alleged did...Read More
Pridmore v. Drenth, 2023 ONSC 817 Reading Time: 5 minutes (approx.) By: Charles Foster & Jadrien Hong In March of 2014, Breanne Pridmore (the Plaintiff) was injured while a passenger on an ATV driven by Tyler Drenth and owned by his father, Theodore Drenth (collectively, the Defendants). The Defendant owner had an insurance policy issued...Read More
Gill v The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2023 BCCA 97 Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Chloe Jardine (Articled Clerk) In December 2019, water backed up and escaped from a drain located in the sun deck area of a home owned by the Gills (“the Gills”). The sun deck was akin to an exterior room,...Read More
LeBlanc v Losier and Losier, 2023 NBQB 23. Reading Time: 6 minutes (approx.) By: Weston McArthur (Articled Clerk) Tammy Leblanc, the Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident with Julien and Guy Losier (the Defendants) on September 15, 2018, in Bartibog, New Brunswick. The Plaintiff took action against the Defendants and subsequently brought a...Read More
Abbas v Esurance Company of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 Reading Time: 6 minutes (approx.) By: Weston McArthur (Articled Clerk) Mr. Abbas (“the Plaintiff”) was involved in a motor vehicle accident as a passenger where the driver was uninsured. He made claims for Section B benefits and SEF No. 44 benefits, but in his Section B...Read More
Moran v Fabrizi, 2023 ONCA 21 Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Chloe Jardine (Articled Clerk) Tate Moran (“the Plaintiff”) was injured in a motor vehicle accident while a passenger in a minivan driven by her grandmother. Ottavio Fabrizi (“the Defendant”) ran a red light and struck the minivan, resulting in the Plaintiff’s injuries. The...Read More
Riddle v Colchester (Municipality of the County), 2023 NSSC 24 Reading Time: 5 minutes (approx.) By: Chloe Jardine (Articled Clerk) Mary Riddle (“the Plaintiff”) was an American tourist visiting Five Islands Lighthouse (“the Lighthouse”) in Five Islands, Nova Scotia, in July 2019 when she fell from the observation deck to the second floor through the...Read More
