Lara Fitzgerald-Husek

Lara completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto in Ethics, Society, and Law and International Relations. She obtained her Juris Doctor and Master of Public Administration at Queen’s University and also completed the International Business Law program at the Bader International Study Centre in England. Lara was called to the bar in 2013.

Lara joined Oatley Vigmond after practicing insurance defence at a leading national firm. The experience of representing many of Canada’s largest insurers has provided Lara with valuable insight into personal injury claims, allowing her to better serve her clients.

Prabaharan v. RBC General Insurance Company, 2018 ONSC 1186 (CanLII)

Heard: By written submissions. | Full Decision [PDF] In Prabaharan v. RBC General Insurance Company, 2018 ONSC 1186, Justice Stinson ordered the defendant to pay $2,600 in costs as the result of the defendant’s “flagrant disregard” for the Rules of Civil Procedure in failing to adequately prepare for a pre-trial conference (“PTC”).  Defence counsel had failed to request defence medical assessments until one week before the …