Bains v Cheema, 2022 BCCA 430. Reading Time: 5 minutes (approx.) By: Weston McArthur (Articled Clerk) Dilsher Cheema was injured in a rear-end motor vehicle accident that took place on January 28, 2018. Liability was not in issue, and the trial judge awarded the Plaintiff $102,062.86 in overall damages, $50,000 of which was awarded for...Read More

Whalen & Chaisson v Allstate et al, 2022 NBKB 233 Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Chloe Jardine (Articled Clerk) A dispute between Peter Whalen and Nicole Chiasson (“the Plaintiffs”) and their insurer, Allstate Insurance Company of Canada (“the Defendant”) regarding restoration costs to the Plaintiffs’ property following a flood resulted in the filing of...Read More

Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v Macdonald, 2022 NBCA 68 Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Chloe Jardine (Articled Clerk) In the November edition of “In Brief,” we reported on MacDonald v. Aviva, 2022 NBQB 140. In that case, Joyce MacDonald, who was injured in a motor vehicle accident, was found to be entitled to...Read More