Rafuse v Simms et all 2017 NBQB 171 Cassandra Rafuse was involved in two motor vehicle accidents, one in 2000 and one in 2001. She commenced actions related to both motor vehicle accidents. In August 2005, a status hearing was held regarding both actions, and the status hearing judge ordered that both matters had to...Read More
McCabe v Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2017 S1-CA-1349 In March 2010, Phyllis McCabe was involved in a motor vehicle accident wherein she suffered a serious brain injury which prevented her from being able to live independently upon her discharge from hospital. McCabe was admitted to Rosewood Residence, a community care facility, where she remained for...Read More
Hartley v Security National Insurance Company 2017 ONCA 715 Glen and Theresa Hartley were injured in a traffic accident while touring on a motorcycle in Minnesota in the US. They retained solicitors in Minnesota and commenced an action related to their motor vehicle accident. The Defendant vehicle was owned by the State of Minnesota, which...Read More
Lee v Simmons et al., 2017 ONSC 4980 On July 25, 2013, Mr. Lee attended a KISS concert at the Canadian Tire Centre in our nation’s capital. Mr. Lee claimed that he’d been kicked out of the KISS concert in Ottawa after one of the band members, Gene Simmons, singled him out to be removed...Read More
Toth v. City of Niagara Falls, 2017 ONSC 5670 The Plaintiff, a nine-year old girl, was injured when her scooter hit a bump in the sidewalk and she fell, suffering a complicated fracture of her leg. She brought an action against the City of Niagara Falls for negligent maintenance and inspection of its property. At...Read More
20178376 (Re), 2017 CanLii 67428 (NB WCAT) A man was receiving Workers’ Compensation after he suffered a back injury at work. He had tried several types of pain medications but suffered negative side effects from each. One of his doctors documented that his best relief was provided by a combination of marijuana vapour, Tylenol 3,...Read More
Usanovic v. Penncorp Life Insurance Company, 2017 ONCA 395 In September of 2007, Mr. Usanovic suffered serious injuries when he fell from the roof of a house he was working on. He received disability benefits from the Defendant long term disability insurer until late 2011. He was advised by letter in January 2012 that his...Read More
Baldwin v. Canadian Tire, 2017 NBQB 3 On August 7, 2011, Mr. Baldwin went to Canadian Tire with his wife to purchase a whipper snipper. When getting ready to pay, he realized he forgot his wallet in his car and went to retrieve it. The doors to go outside were automatic and opened to the...Read More
Funk v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company 2017 ABQB 308 On May 20, 2008, Andrew Funk was driving his 1999 Jeep TJ on a dark highway near Edmonton, Alberta. As he was travelling on the highway, he noticed headlights coming in the opposite direction. As he proceeded down the highway, the headlights moved into Mr. Funk’s...Read More
Cormier v. Daigle, 2017 NBQB 099 On May 7, 2015, the plaintiff, 62-year-old Winnifred Cormier, was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Moncton. She commenced an action against the defendant, Eric Daigle, for damages. The parties conducted an Examination for Discovery of Ms. Cormier in October 2016. She agreed to respond to 21 undertakings...Read More
