Girard v Campbellton (City), 2026 NBKB 136 (CanLII) Reading Time: 4 minutes (approx.) By: Fiona Costello The Plaintiff, Armand Girard, commenced an action against the City of Campbellton following an alleged slip and fall while ascending the stairs to the Memorial Civic Centre on February 25, 2022. He claimed the City was negligent in failing...Read More
Ontario Court of Appeal Outlines the Requirements of Causation Analysis in Denial of Coverage Scenarios Green Rise Foods Inc. v. N.V. Hagelunie, 2026 ONCA 334 Reading time: 5 minutes (approx.) By: Hayley Gardner Green Rise Foods Inc., the Plaintiff / Appellant in this action, is an agricultural company that grows greenhouse tomatoes. After purchasing a...Read More
Trebell v. Canada Life Assurance Company, 2026 ONCA 481 Reading time: 4 minutes (approx.) By: Sarah Richard The case began when Elizabeth Trebell applied for a life insurance policy with Canada Life. Before the policy was delivered, her health was alleged to have changed. Even so, Canada Life issued the policy and accepted premium payments...Read More
Sabneet Kaur v. Alexandre LeBlanc, 2026 NBKB 041 Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Krista Nasartschuk The New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench recently considered the statutory provisions and common law principles governing the level of care and responsibilities of motorists and pedestrians in the context of a personal injury case which occurred in Dieppe,...Read More
Prestidge v. Definity Insurance Company, 2026 NBCA 49 Reading time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Sarah Richard This case is an appeal of the New Brunswick Court of King’s Bench’s 2025 decision, which we previously covered in our October 2025 newsletter (see here). At the Court of King’s Bench, an application was filed seeking $0.57 per...Read More
Reading time: 4 minutes (approx.) By: Hayley Gardner On June 9, 2026, the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick introduced significant amendments to Rule 59 of New Brunswick’s Rules of Court. Rule 59 pertains to the award and calculation of costs following the resolution of legal proceedings in the province. These amendments represent a long-awaited modernization...Read More
Trecartin v. Sonnet Insurance Company, 2026 NBKB 96 Reading time: 4 minutes (approx.) By: Hayley Gardner (Articled Clerk) On November 3, 2021, a residential property located in Nerepis, New Brunswick was destroyed by fire. The owner of the property, Mr. Trecartin, subsequently submitted a claim to his home insurance provider, Sonnet Insurance Company. Sonnet denied...Read More
Morrisey v. Bulmer, 2026 NSSC 92 Reading time: 5 minutes (approx.) By: Hayley Gardner (Articled Clerk) On October 15, 2016, a group of friends set out on their all-terrain vehicles to check out the state of some of the ATV trails in the area of Belmont Mountain in Nova Scotia. Confusion ensued after the friends...Read More
Tapley v Robertson, 2026 NBKB 89 (CanLII) Reading Time: 4 minutes (approx.) By: Fiona Costello (Articled Clerk) This case arises from a collision that occurred on November 20, 2018, at the intersection of Brunswick and Westmorland streets in Fredericton. The Plaintiff, Tina Loretta Tapley, was driving easterly and entered the intersection to turn left onto...Read More
Re Beals Estate, 2026 NSSC 73 (CanLII) Reading Time: 4 minutes (approx.) By: Fiona Costello (articled clerk) Laura Beals died in July 2023, leaving an estate consisting primarily of a home assessed at approximately $112,000 and a bank account held jointly with her daughter Crystal containing about $27,000. In 2018, she had executed a Will...Read More
