April 13, 2021
In Joseph v. Coxall-Mejia et al, 2021 ONSC 2508, the court granted summary judgment to the owner of an automobile and the owner’s insurer because the defendant driver did not have consent to possess the automobile. The driver was the son of the owner. The plaintiff went to visit the son. The son asked his mother […]
January 15, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Chris MacDonald discussed a decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Deonanan v. Kwan, 2021 ONSC 266. In this decision, the court considered a motion brought before the close of pleadings by Economical Insurance Company – the insurer of one of the defendants. Economical sought five orders: First, Economical […]
January 13, 2021
By Meryl Rodrigues In a recent case before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court was once again faced with a question surrounding the deductibility of collateral benefits in the motor vehicle accident context. In Finnemore v. Hyde et al[i], which arose from a 2016 motor vehicle accident, the defendants brought a motion pursuant […]
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 […]
June 04, 2020
By Emily Vereshchak The Court of Appeal has released a new and detailed decision in Tuffnail v. Meekes, 2020 ONCA 340, which addresses issues related to underinsured automobile coverage.[1]. The decision was written by Associate Chief Justice Hoy, who was joined by Justice Doherty and Associate Chief Justice Marrocco (ad hoc). The key takeaways from […]
