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A provincial twist on the emergency suspension of limitation periods

June 4, 2020 by David Gambrill

While many Canadian courts continue to suspend two-year limitation periods for plaintiffs to file civil lawsuits against insurers and other defendants, Alberta’s clock has started running again as of June 1 – and for claims under the province’s Insurance Act,…

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Resetting Limits

September 3, 2016 Joe Thorne, Senior Associate; and Giles Ayers, Articled Clerk, Stewart McKelvey

A new decision out of Newfoundland and Labrador explores confirmation and resetting limitation periods. Of note for insurers, the ruling provides certainty regarding the impact of payment for certain documents in the course
of a claim investigation.