September 18, 2020
At our weekly meeting, Chris MacDonald discussed a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Aviva Canada Inc. v. 1843538 Ontario Inc., 2020 ONCA 581. In this case, the Court considered an appeal by the appellants, 843538 Ontario Inc., c.o.b. Mississauga Collison Centre, and/or McLaren Collison, Fady Rony Warda, Rony Amanuel Warda, (“the Wardas”) of an order of the […]
September 11, 2020
At our weekly meeting, Athina Ionita discussed a decision of the Ontario Licence Appeal Tribunal decision, D.G. v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2020 CanLII 61461 (ON LAT). The case considered whether the applicant’s injuries fall outside of the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG). Facts The applicant was rear-ended by a TTC bus at the intersection of […]
September 04, 2020
At our weekly meeting today, Angie Bellehumeur discussed the Court of Appeal’s decision in Le Treport Wedding & Convention Centre Ltd. v Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 487, which involved an insurance coverage dispute. On July 8, 2013, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) experienced the most expensive natural disaster the province has ever seen. […]
August 28, 2020
At our weekly firm meeting, Chris MacDonald presented the case of Lamb v. Co-Operators General Insurance Co., 2020 ONSC 4955. This case concerned a motion brought by Co-Operators for summary judgment involving an unidentified vehicle claim by the plaintiff, Lamb. The court considered whether there was a triable issue on whether the plaintiff took reasonable […]
August 21, 2020
This morning, at our weekly firm meeting, Athina Ionita discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19. This case dealt with a number of issues, including whether waiver of tort is a valid cause of action, the remedy of disgorgement, and the breadth of motions to […]
August 14, 2020
At our weekly Friday meeting, Angie Bellehumeur discussed a decision of the Licence Appeal Tribunal, R.A. v. Aviva Insurance Company, 2020 ONLAT 19-004208/AABS. The issue in this case was whether a chronic pain assessment costing $2,010 was a reasonable and necessary expense resulting from a motor vehicle accident according to sections 14 and 15 of […]
