Leave denied by SCC from Douthwright v. Duffy, 2017 NBCA 60 On August 2, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada denied the application of the plaintiff Shirley Douthwright for leave to appeal a December 2017 decision of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal. In that earlier decision, the plaintiff was appealing a 2015 decision on...Read More

Dartt v. Decoste, 2018 NSSC 24 On September 3, 2015, the plaintiff Katherine Bennett was involved in a motor vehicle accident in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle driven by the second plaintiff, Dartt. Their vehicle was rear-ended by the defendant driver, Decoste. Decoste admitted liability for the collision,...Read More

Bourgeois v. Economical Mutual Insurance, 2018 NBQB 85 On August 30, 2015, the defendant Clarke Hannah struck the pedestrian Shawn Bourgeois while Hannah was driving a 2004 Mazda MPV. The plaintiff Bourgeois brought a claim against Hannah and also against Don’s Used Cars as the registered owner of the Mazda. There was a dispute over...Read More