Tomanik v. Brunet, 2024 BCSC 1669 Reading Time: 5 minutes (approx.) By: Sarah Richard (Articled Clerk) This case involves a judgment related to a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 30, 2018, in which Malgorzata Tomanik (“Plaintiff”) was awarded $1,239,506.67 in damages, covering non-pecuniary damages, wage loss, future earning capacity, future care costs and...Read More
Crotty v. Aviva General Insurance Company, 2024 NLSC 54 Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Alexandre Doucet This matter involves two Representative Plaintiffs, Crotty and Coleman (“Plaintiffs”), who were injured in motor vehicle accidents. Both Plaintiffs received Section B accident benefits from Aviva General Insurance Company (“Aviva”), the first defendant, but when Aviva denied travel...Read More
Crandall University v AIG Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 NBKB 151 Reading Time: 4 minutes (approx.) By: Krista Nasartschuk In March of 2023, Crandall University undertook an internal investigation after receiving anonymous allegations of sexual harassment by its employees. The investigation was concluded on November 15, 2023, and determined that the demeanor of a Crandall...Read More
William Frank Ralph O/A Motorwerks et al. v. The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation, 2023 MBKB 116 Reading time: 5 minutes (approx.) By: Alexandre Doucet (Articled Clerk) Mr. and Ms. Ralph (the Plaintiffs) owned a 2009 Dodge Ram truck which was damaged in a tornado in a rural area of Manitoba in August 2018. Mr. Ralph...Read More
Wiener Stadtische Versicherung AFG v. Infrassure Ltd., 2023 ONSC 5256 Reading time: 4 minutes (approx.) By: Alexandre Doucet (Articled Clerk) On February 6, 2011, a failure occurred in the north-east “tap block” in flash furnace 2 at the Vale Limited smelter in Sudbury, Ontario. That failure then led to a run-out of molten matte (a...Read More
Duri Homes Ltd v Quest Coating Ltd, 2023 ABCA 276 Reading Time: 3 minutes (approx.) By: Weston McArthur In April 2016, a house constructed by Duri Homes Ltd (the Appellant) was destroyed in a fire. The Appellant received funds from its insurer to repair the damages, and the insurer initiated a subrogated action against...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
