Insurance

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 @ 3:59 PM

Ransomware from abroad is “one of the most devastating types of cybercrime” Canada is facing, with businesses and professional services being among the hardest hit. ... [read more]

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 @ 2:26 PM

The British Columbia Supreme Court has dismissed an application to certify a proposed class action against an airbag control unit manufacturer and the car manufacturers that used them, finding that the plaintiff’s claims regarding defective airbag control units had no basis in fact. ... [read more]

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 @ 6:14 AM

Appeal by McHatten from trial judge’s assessment and award of $200,000 for loss of future earning capacity. The issue in this appeal was whether the trial judge erred in assessing McHatten’s loss of future earning capacity and if the awarded amount adequately compensated her for her loss. McHatten was injured in a car accident at the age of 19, causing chronic back pain, fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression, and other health issues. ... [read more]

Monday, August 28, 2023 @ 4:24 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Aug. 28 announced the following judicial appointments in the province of Manitoba:  ... [read more]

Friday, August 25, 2023 @ 1:55 PM

Since the beginning of the year, the Divisional Court has released two decisions where it found the Licence Appeal Tribunal had made errors in law in its interpretation of the statutory accident benefits schedule (the SABS). The tribunal’s misinterpretation of the law resulted in catastrophically injured claimants being denied access to benefits to which they should have been entitled. ... [read more]

Friday, August 25, 2023 @ 11:55 AM

The recent controversy about the Ontario government’s revival of the King’s counsel (KC) honorific is a stark reminder that political patronage is alive and well in Ontario. ... [read more]

Thursday, August 24, 2023 @ 5:34 PM

The Trudeau government has taken an average of 11 months to fill dozens of empty spots on the bench so far this year, discloses a Law360 Canada examination of 435 judicial vacancies, which reveals as well that Ottawa “saves” the federal treasury tens of millions of dollars annually, on average, by not making timely judicial appointments. ... [read more]

Thursday, August 24, 2023 @ 3:45 PM

Significant flooding that occurred in parts of Nova Scotia on July 23 due to an atmospheric river event is estimated to have caused over $170 million in insured damage, the Insurance Bureau of Canada has said. The estimate comes from initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. ... [read more]

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 @ 2:02 PM

Since the Court of Appeal released its decision in Varriano v. Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada, [2023] O.J. No. 566, the issue of accident benefits denials and the reasons required for them has been a much-discussed issue. In part one of this series, the decision was examined. Part two looks at a recent post-Varriano decision which confirms that, where there is a medical basis for a denial, medical reasons must be provided. ... [read more]

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 @ 1:51 PM

Since the Court of Appeal released its decision in Varriano v. Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada, [2023] O.J. No. 566, the issue of accident benefits denials and the reasons required for them has been a much-discussed issue. ... [read more]