Alguire v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. 2016 ONSC 1455 The plaintiff sued the defendant over a life insurance policy. The plaintiff brought a motion after the first week of trial for leave to make various amendments to the statement of claim. The defendant contested amendments which pertained to allegations of…
Skunk v Ketash et al 2016 ONSC 2019 This was a motion for a summary judgment by the Defendant Jevco, to dismiss a claim by the Plaintiff, it insured. The claim arose when Jevco denied coverage to the insured, after the Plaintiff was involved in a single-vehicle accident. The Plaintiff, Mr….
Vlanich v. Typhair 2016 ONCA 517 The Plaintiffs were injured in a motor vehicle accident involving a taxi which was not insured in accordance with the municipal by-laws. The by-laws required that taxis have a minimum of $1 million in insurance. The Plaintiffs sued the taxi driver, their insurer State…
C.H. Robinson Worlwide Inc. v Northbridge Commercial Insurance, 2016 ONCA 364 After having its application for insurance coverage from Northbridge Commercial Insurance Corporation (“Northbridge”) dismissed by the Superior Court, C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (“Robinson”) appealed to the Ontario Court of Appeal. The appeal stems from an incident involving damaged cargo….
If there is one word that everyone in the residential rental market hates, it is “bedbugs.” Over the past few years bedbug outbreaks have become more common as the pests are notoriously difficult to fully exterminate. Bedbugs can live for months, even up to a year, without food and they…
Kelly Santini’s Michael Leaver advised Kuatro Technologies on its recent acquisition by the Florida-based technology company Jabil. Michael was assisted in the transaction by our USLAW Network colleagues at LeClair Ryan in Virginia. Kuatro Technologies was based in Ottawa, and had operations in the United States and Ukraine.http://www.jabil.com
With the holidays just around the corner, many business owners and managers will be planning the annual company party. Whenever alcohol is involved there is the potential for a festive occasion to end in tragedy. The question of whether an employer owes a duty of care to employees or the…
What happens when adult children still living at home refuse to leave? As the boomer generation ages and look to downsize, this is a question that more and more parents might have to consider. While it may sound unlikely, this scenario has the potential to cause some headaches for parents…
