By: David Yun, Associate In Realtrium Holdings Pickering Inc. v Simpson,[1] the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“ONSC”) considered whether an underwriter of a statutorily mandated insurance program was entitled to recover from its own insured for amounts it paid to...
By: David Yun, Associate After a bridge collapsed in rural Ontario more than a half century after its construction, the ensuing litigation extended beyond questions of engineering and design. In His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario v Royal & Sun Alliance...
By: Faiza Tariq, Associate Introduction In a recent decision[1] of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“ONSC”), the court was tasked with determining whether Fluid Hose Coupling Inc. (“Fluid Hose”) was an insured entity under a Builders’ Risk Insurance Policy...
By: Faiza Tariq, Associate Introduction In a recent decision[1] of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“ONSC”), the court interpreted a policy in which there was coverage for a “windstorm”. The policy excluded loss or damage resulting directly from “settling”. The...
By: Dylan J. Cox, Partner Introduction In Puri Professional Corporation v. Lloyd’s Underwriters[1], an Ontario judge found that the underwriters of a professional liability policy (the “Underwriters”) had no duty to defend their insured in a lawsuit arising out of tax...
By: Dylan J. Cox, Partner Introduction With every passing year, the expenses plaintiffs incur to prosecute civil claims increase, such that the cost of litigation is now beyond most individuals and many small businesses. Even those who represent themselves must often...
