Waiting for an investigation to be completed does not extend the limitation period
Liane Shepley-Brown
Liane first joined Oatley Vigmond as a law student and later joined the team as an Associate Lawyer after her call to the bar. She holds a JD from the University of Windsor and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Guelph.
Liane is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
When Liane isn’t practicing personal injury law, she enjoys working out and spending time with family and friends.
Cormack v Chalmers, 2015 ONSC 5564
Released September 8, 2015 | Full Decision This case involved a plaintiff who was badly injured when she was struck by a motor boat while swimming near a harbour entrance. She had been staying at a cottage owned by defendants Shannon Pitt and Erik Rubadeau (“Pitt defendants”) at the time. She brought claims against Benjamin Chalmers in his capacity as driver of the motor boat and …
Cormack v Chalmers, 2015 ONSC 5599
Released September 8, 2015 | Full Decision Following jury selection and prior to the commencement of trial, counsel sought a ruling concerning the legal effect of the Apology Act. The plaintiff was badly injured when she was struck by a motor boat while she was swimming in close proximity to a harbour entrance. At the time the plaintiff went swimming, she was a guest of the …
Economical Mutual Insurance Company v. Caughy, 2015 ONSC 3251
Released June 10, 2015 | CanLII Patrick Caughy applied to Economical for accident benefits under his own motor vehicle policy, as a result of injuries he sustained on August 3, 2012. Economical brought an application for a determination as to whether Mr. Caughy had been involved in an “accident”, pursuant to section 3(1) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – effective September 1, 2010 (“the Schedule”). …
Grigoroff v Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2015 ONSC 3585
Released July 15, 2015 | CanLII This Divisional Court decision concerns the issue of when interest begins to run on attendant care benefits. The Divisional Court noted that the determination of this issue turned on when the payment of a benefit is “overdue”. The Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle collision on December 7, 2001. The Plaintiff retained various occupational therapists and case managers to …
