Irina Rosca

Irina Rosca received her law degree from the University of Windsor – Faculty of Law. After articling at a full service, national firm on Bay Street, she joined Greg Monforton and Partners as an Associate in 2018, where she practices exclusively in the field of personal injury. Irina is passionate and committed to protecting the rights of her clients and fighting to secure the compensation they deserve. In her spare time, Irina enjoys giving back and volunteering within her community.

Louis v. Poitras, 2020 ONSC 6907

This Divisional Court appeal decision serves as a cautionary tale and provides some guidance on the type of evidence that should be advanced on a motion for an order to strike the jury in light of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the sufficiency of reasons for such a determination.

Travelers Insurance Company of Canada v. CAA Insurance Company 2020 ONCA 382

In a unanimous decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that mere presence of an office in Ontario does not itself make Ontario’s Insurance Act the governing legislation for all auto insurance policies that an insurer underwrites…

NM v The Guarantee Company of North America

Tuffnail v. Meekes 2020 ONCA 340

This recent Court of Appeal decision addresses issues related to underinsured automobile coverage, joint liability and subrogation under the OPCF 44R (Ontario Policy Change Form 44R — Family Protection Coverage endorsement).

S.M. vs. Unica Insurance Inc., 2020 CanLII 12718 (ON LAT)

The bar for special awards at the LAT may have just been lowered in the wake of this recent LAT decision holding “there was a failure on the part of Unica or its agents to ask the relevant questions”…

McGowan v Green, 2020 ONSC 686

The Defendant brought a motion to compel the Plaintiff to undergo a neuropsychology medical-legal examination in Mississauga. The Plaintiff resided in Ottawa, and objected to the required travel to attend this examination.