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Tobacco lawsuit defence set back by Supreme Court of Canada

July 18, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, which is being sued by the British Columbia government for the cost of treating smoking-related illness. Part of the issue in question centres around whether the province

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Chemical spills from 1960s cost property owner $2 million

July 11, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

An Ottawa drycleaner has to pay a neighbouring property owner nearly $2 million because of environmental contamination that happened more than 40 years ago. Eddy Huang, who owns properties on Bank Street north of the Billings Bridge, sued drycleaner Fraser

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In search of cannabis product liability coverage

June 28, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Brokers looking to place product liability policies for cannabis vendors might face an uphill battle. The cannabis industry “desperately” needs access to the same coverage that insurers already provide to non-cannabis businesses in agriculture pharmaceutical or manufacturing, said Wendy Sinclair,

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Auto insurer on hook for $300K after client address mix-ups

June 26, 2018 by David Gambrill

If you can’t find your itinerant clients, have they failed to cooperate with your defence of an auto insurance liability action? An Ontario court recently ordered Gore Mutual Insurance Company to pay a $300,000 balance owing on a settlement judgment,

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The obligation to defend additional insureds

June 19, 2018 Talaal Bond, partner, Matthews Abogado LLP

It was snowing heavily on February 8, 2013 when Antonio Carneiro Jr. drove his car downhill on Brock Rd. near Pickering, Ontario. He lost control. His vehicle slid into the path of an oncoming vehicle at the intersection with Whitevale

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Supreme Court rules against city over 2008 hockey riot vandalism

June 12, 2018 The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against the City of Montreal in a case involving rioters who damaged police vehicles after a 2008 Montreal Canadiens victory. Several police cars were set ablaze and some were destroyed in

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The ‘key challenge’ in defending businesses suffering violent attacks

May 31, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

If a violent attack occurs on your business client’s premises, there is a good chance the insurance company will somehow be involved. If a random person walks into a restaurant or retail store “without warning and undertakes some violent criminal

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Bomb threats highlight liability risk of office towers with lax security

May 30, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

In the wake of a threatened bombing in Stratford, Ont., and a restaurant bombing near Toronto, landlords of office towers may want to review their security systems to reduce their risk of liability. In general, owners of multi-tenant buildings have

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Could bombed restaurants be held liable for not mitigating risk?

May 27, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Restaurant operators face minimal liability risk when customers are injured in bombing attacks, but the risk is extremely low if the attacks are unforeseen and the company does what is “reasonable under the circumstances” to manage risk, an insurance defence

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Supreme Court says garage not liable for teen crash in stolen car

May 11, 2018 The Canadian Press

OTTAWA – A garage owner should not be held responsible for the terrible injuries a teen suffered when he and a friend stole a car from his lot and crashed it in a “tragic set of events,” the Supreme Court

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Simplifying claims involving automated cars

April 26, 2018 by David Gambrill

Canada’s insurers are developing a framework for insuring automated vehicles that is designed for handling auto claims quickly, regardless of whether tort liability arises from human error or a manufacturing defect in the automated vehicle. “We all know the automated

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Ontario government pushes for limits on waivers of liability

April 9, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Waivers intended to reduce liability risk for sports and recreation companies should not protect those companies from lawsuits under the Consumer Protection Act, the Ontario government contends. In a ruling released March 28, the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned