Keyword
lawsuit
Employee dismissed after 13 months on job appeals ruling granting her damages equivalent to four months’ notice
July 25, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA lawsuit filed by an employee terminated without cause and given two weeks’ termination pay plus 12 weeks’ salary in lieu of notice could reach the Supreme Court of Canada. Court records indicate that Lesley Cabott started working, as a…
$5.1 million in compensatory damages awarded to cancer victim in pollution lawsuit
July 7, 2016 THE ASSOCIATED PRESSCOLUMBUS, Ohio – The DuPont chemical company acted with malice by dumping chemical-tainted water from its West Virginia plant into the Ohio River, a United States federal jury said Wednesday in awarding $5.1 million in compensatory damages to a man…
Strictly Speaking
July 3, 2016 Owen Jones, Partner, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLPA recent decision by a British Columbia court makes clear that strict compliance with the replacement cost endorsement is expected. The requirement to replace with “due diligence and dispatch” remains, even if the insurer has denied coverage for the loss and even if that denial is later overturned in the insured’s favour.
Court ruling that injured Ontario workers cannot contract out of right to sue employers under appeal
May 30, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA defendant in a lawsuit filed by an employee injured in a go-kart collision is applying for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, the court announced Friday. Ontario’s Workplace Safety Insurance Act essentially prohibits employees from suing…
Making Adjustments
March 1, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich and Greg MeckbachToronto recently played host to the Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association (CICMA)/Canadian Independent Adjusters’ Association (CIAA) Ontario Chapter Joint Conference and the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association’s 2016 Professional Development and Claims Conference. New and emerging trends were on offer, from cyber security to drones, smart homes and adjuster training.