Defendants deny claims of wrongdoing in fatal B.C. train derailment lawsuits
April 7, 2022 Alanna Smith - THE CANADIAN PRESSDefendants in lawsuits filed by families who lost loved ones in a British Columbia train derailment are denying any wrongdoing in the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees. The derailment happened on Feb. 4, 2019, when 99 grain cars…
No charges in case of Montreal area private care home where dozens died of COVID-19
August 26, 2021 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Quebec’s Crown prosecutor’s office says the owners of a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens died during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic will not face criminal charges. The office said today in a statement that…
Alberta bill would protect health workers, care homes from some COVID-19 lawsuits
April 23, 2021 Dean Bennett – THE CANADIAN PRESSEDMONTON – Alberta has introduced a bill that would give legal protection to health workers, including long-term care-home operators, facing lawsuits over COVID-19. Richard Gotfried, a United Conservative backbencher, says the proposed legislation offers protection but is not a free…
Ontario to provide COVID-19 liability protection to workers and some organizations
October 21, 2020 Shawn Jeffords and Liam Casey -THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Health-care workers, businesses and non-profits could receive liability protection against COVID-19-related lawsuits under legislation proposed by the Ontario government Tuesday, but critics said the bill would result in extra protection for long-term care providers who failed residents during…
Latest Canadian statistics on slips and falls on ice
February 28, 2019 Adina Bresge - THE CANADIAN PRESSAll it took was one foul step, and Ahsher Zeldin was in for at least a week of pain. Last Thursday, Zeldin was taking his two dogs out for an early morning stroll in north Toronto when a patch of…
Donoghue v. Stevenson
December 8, 2016 Rocco Neglia, Vice-President, Claims, Economical InsuranceHow a snail in a bottle helped set the precedent of negligence and the duty of care