Unifund Assurance Co v Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co, 2016 ONSC 4337 This case arose when an insured, who owned and operated an automobile repair shop, was injured in a motor vehicle accident while riding in a customer’s vehicle. The insured applied to his own insurance, Dominion Insurance, rather…

Arcari v Dawson, 2016 ONCA 715.  This is an appeal from an Order of Sloan J dismissing the Plaintiff’s motion to add defendants after the limitation period had expired.  The appeal was dismissed.  The Plaintiff was injured when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in 2009….

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Dittman v Aviva 2017 ONCA 617 upheld the default motion judgement from Justice R.D. Gordon who found that the respondent was impaired due to an accident as defined in the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (O. Reg 34/10, Effective September 1, 2010) (SABS). The respondent…

Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v McKeown, 2017 ONCA 563 This case resulted from an appeal from Aviva Insurance Company of Canada (“Aviva”) regarding notice an insurer must provide to examine under oath (“examination) an applicant claiming benefits under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – O. Reg 34/10 (the “Schedule”)….

Kelly Santini LLP advised Ottawa technology company Assent Compliance on their $40M equity investment led by Greenspring Associates of Maryland.   Assent’s suite of products manages materials compliance, ethical sourcing, inspections, supplier management and supply chain data collection from one comprehensive dashboard.  The Kelly Santini team was led by Michael…

Maternity leave is one of the most stressful issues employers must manage. There are misconceptions about both the employer’s and the employee’s rights and responsibilities when it comes to such leave abound.  Below, we address the most common questions asked by employers. Can I fire an employee for getting or…

We are delighted to announce that Rick Campbell, head coach of Ottawa’s Grey Cup champion RedBlacks, will be the keynote speaker at the 13th Annual Special Olympics Fesitval Breakfast on October 20th at the Shaw Centre. We hope you can join us for a morning of inspiration as we honour…

Intact Insurance Company v. Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 ONCA 609 In this case, Ms. Paula Chartrand had commenced a long-distance relationship with Mr. Kyle Houghton. As the relationship progressed, Ms. Chartrand decided to leave her husband and move from Sudbury, Ontario with her two daughters to Sarnia, Ontario…