By: Camille M. Dunbar, Litigation Associate In a recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court, Nodel v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co.,[1] Justice Matheson applied well established policy interpretation principles to an “exception from coverage” clause...
By: Dylan J. Cox, Litigation Associate A recent Ontario case illustrates the complex nature of insurance law. It also demonstrates what can happen when a party to a coverage claim fails to have the proper advice on coverage issues. In this case, an automobile...
By: Dylan J. Cox, Litigation Associate In Hollowcore v. Visocchi[1], the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) recently limited the application of a “delay” exclusion where damages awarded against the insured arose from two concurrent causes, notwithstanding...
By: Lawrence G. Theall, Partner And: Shaun A. Hashim, Litigation Associate The Supreme Court of Canada has released its much-anticipated decision in Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co.[1] The case is notable in three ways. First, it...
By: Camille M. Dunbar, Litigation Associate Municipalities often retain contractors to provide a wide variety of important public services, for example, snow and ice removal. To protect itself from liability arising from a contractor’s negligence, a municipality...
By: Shaun A. Hashim, Litigation Associate Many all-risks insurance policies exclude damage caused by a contractor’s faulty workmanship. The breadth of these “faulty workmanship” exclusions vary considerably. On one hand, a clause may narrowly...
