By: Christiaan Jordaan, Counsel A recent decision of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench demonstrates that policy holders must carefully consider the interplay between an insurance policy and its endorsements. In Wage v Canadian Direct Insurance Incorporated, 2019 ABQB...
By: Victoria Yang, Litigation Associate An Ontario court recently found that the injuries sustained by a pedestrian when eggs were thrown at her from a vehicle arose “directly or indirectly from the use or operation of an automobile”. The court determined that the act...
By: Victoria Yang, Litigation Associate & Shaun A. Hashim, Litigation Associate An Ontario court recently found that a personal injury claim, by a daughter against her mother, was covered by homeowner’s insurance. The two lived together and the policy contained an...
By: Lawrence G. Theall, Partner & Shaun A. Hashim, Litigation Associate In Pembridge Insurance Company of Canada v Chu,[1] a judge of Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice recently concluded that insurance policies ought to be interpreted differently when multiple...
By: Victoria Yang, Litigation Associate An Ontario court recently refused an insurer’s attempt to rely on evidence about its insured’s prior conduct. The insurer tried to suggest that a prior loss and misrepresentations on a mortgage application suggested a propensity...
By: Dylan J. Cox, Litigation Associate An Ontario judge recently permitted an insured to amend its claim after the limitation period had expired, to plead additional insurance policies that applied to the same claim and new heads of damages.[1] The judge’s decision is...
