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punitive damages
Who’s responsible for 20 years of sewer backups?
January 16, 2023 by Jason ContantBritish Columbia’s Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) has dismissed a condo unit owner’s request for $50,000 in punitive damages following sporadic sewer backups over a 20-year period. But the tribunal awarded the owner $3,000 for loss of enjoyment of his unit.…
2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup rioters found jointly liable for auto damage
June 23, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA British Columbia court recently found several individuals jointly liable for damages caused to vehicles, insured by Insurance Corporation of B.C., during riots in Vancouver in June, 2011, but the court declined to award punitive damages. On June 15, 2011,…
Nova Scotia court ruling reducing punitive damage award by 88% for insurer’s breach of good faith against insurer stands
May 12, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterFor the second time in three weeks, the Supreme Court of Canada announced it is not hearing an appeal – from a plaintiff suing an insurer for breach of contract – of a ruling significantly reducing punitive damages against a…
Top court will not hear appeal of Sask. appeal court’s reduction of punitive damage against insurers found to have breached duty of good faith
April 25, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Supreme Court of Canada recently announced it will not hear an appeal from a claimant over a decision, by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, which reduced $4.5 million in punitive damages against two insurance companies, in a lawsuit over…