In this case, Aviva subjected to pay order for unreasonably withheld or delayed payments for having “stubbornly maintained its denial and forced a hearing where it, for the first time post-accident, raised causation issues”…
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Louis v Poitras, 2020 ONCA 815
In this case the Ontario Court of Appeal granted the Plaintiffs’ request to stay the Divisional Court’s order reinstating the Defendants’ jury notices.
Lange, et al., v. John Doe, et al.
In this case, Master Josefo ordered production of a document that was created by the defendant six months after the commencement of litigation. To support their privilege claim, the defence tendered affidavit evidence from counsel about what he had been told by the author of the document.
Pandemic Price Gouging in The Car Insurance Industry
New data reveals that car accidents in Ontario have gone down by more than 56% since Ontario’s State of Emergency was declared on March 17, 2020. How have car insurance companies responded? By increasing Ontarians’ premiums by an average of $30 per policy since the pandemic began.
Lange, et al., v. John Doe, et al.
In this case, Master Josefo ordered production of a document over which the defence had claimed solicitor client privilege…
Time to Eliminate Most Civil Juries
Recently, Ontario’s Attorney General, the Honourable Doug Downey, notified Ontario lawyers that his office is considering eliminating juries for most civil matters. This notice to the profession has been hotly debated in the legal community, but this issue should be important to every citizen in Ontario who one day may rely on our justice system.