Fougere v Campbell, 2019 NBQB 171 The Plaintiff, Ina Fougere, brought a motion pursuant to section 265.6 of the Insurance Act, RSNB 1973, c. I-12, seeking an advance payment of special damages. This matter involved a motor vehicle collision which occurred on August 28, 2017. The Plaintiff was a passenger in a Codiac Transpo bus...Read More
Ferro v Weiner, 2019 ONCA 55 Enid Weiner owned a home on Lake Eugenia which was her primary residence until she moved into a nursing home in 2008. After which, she and her three adult children and their families continued to use the home as a vacation cottage. The cottage was covered by an Intact...Read More
Hunt v Peel Mutual Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 656 Amealia Hunt sued her father, Bradley Hunt, for negligent parenting for permitting her to be transported in a motor vehicle of an impaired driver, a vehicle that Mr. Hunt was also an occupant. Amealia was a minor when she suffered injuries as a passenger in a...Read More
Hummel v. Jantzi, 2019 ONSC 3571 Wesley Hummel was a healthy and well-adjusted 28-year-old man. He operated a business and was a skilled carpenter. He participated in various sporting activities and was active in his church and community. On the evening of June 6, 2012, Mr. Hummel and five friends gathered at the All Star...Read More
Babin v. C.J.M. Dieppe Investments Ltd. and TG 378 Gauvin Ltd. and Sood, 2019 NBCA 44 In the early hours of April 18, 2014, while looking for his passenger located at 378 Gauvin Road in Dieppe, taxi driver Deepak Sood mistakenly drove into the parking lot of neighbouring 388 Gauvin Road. From there, instead of...Read More
McAllister v. Calgary (City), 2019 ABCA 214 The City of Calgary owns and operates a light rail transit service, commonly referred to as the “C-Train”. In the early hours of the morning on January 1, 2007, Kyle McAllister and a female friend were walking on a pedestrian overpass that connects a parkade to the train...Read More
Richard v. Manuel et al, 2019 NBQB 79 On the evening of March 31st, 2017 Mr. Gorman was driving for Gorman’s Taxi. He noticed that the wheels of his taxi were quite muddy and decided to bring his car back to his garage to wash it. After washing the car, he opened the garage door...Read More
Gilbraith v. Intact Insurance Co., [2019] O.J. No. 1523, 2019 ONSC 1875 Stephanie Gilbraith was walking on a sidewalk when the front passenger in a passing motor vehicle threw an egg that hit her in the eye resulting in permanent damage to her eye. The vehicle, driver and passenger were never identified or located. Stephanie...Read More
Traders General Insurance Co. v. Gibson, [2019] O.J. No. 1261, 2019 ONSC 1599 Betty Gibson lived with her mother Elizabeth all of her life with the exception of a 10-month period when she moved to Kingston, Ontario as a young adult in the 1970s. After high school, Betty started paying $200 in rent per month...Read More
McDonald v. Martin, 2019 NBQB 91 Margaret McDonald was 44 years old when she was thrown from a motorcycle driven by her boyfriend, Mr. Martin, when he lost control of the vehicle. Prior to this accident, she was described as being active, athletic, and in overall good health. As a result of the crash, she...Read More
