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….
Routh Chovaz Insurance Brokers Inc. v Aviva Insurance Co of Canada, 2016 ONSC 2567 This was a motion by Aviva Insurance Co of Canada (“Aviva”) for a summary judgment dismissing the Plaintiff’s action as Aviva argued the Plaintiff did not have a cause of action. Dow J granted the motion…
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…
Kelly Santini LLP’s Andrew Godfrey, Michael Leaver and Kristina Kang advised PiiComm on its acquisition of Sibyl Groupe Conseil, a Montreal-based IT services and software development firm. PiiComm delivers enterprise mobility solutions and has grown rapidly since its inception in 2007. The company frequently appears in Profit 500, a list…
On January 1, 2017, new rules affecting the taxation of life insurance will come into effect under the Income Tax Act. These rules were introduced in 2012 and received Royal Assent in December 2014, but were given a grace period for implementation due to their significant effects on life insurance…