Added Pleas Constitute a New Cause of Action and are Limitation-Barred
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.
Austin Benson v. Belair Insurance Co. Inc., 2018 ONSC 2297 (CanLII)
In this Divisional Court decision, a three-judge panel considered whether the applicant was entitled to Statutory Accident Benefits after being involved in an ATV accident while in British Columbia (“BC”).
Rooplal v. Fodor, 2018 ONSC 399 (CanLII)
Unidentified carrier added to claim Five Years Post-Accident.
Co-operators General Insurance Company v. Doobay, 2017 ONSC 5804 (CanLII)
The cooling off period applies for accident benefit settlements in litigation if settlement disclosure notice forms part of the written release.
Abyan v. Sovereign General Insurance Company, FSCO A16-003657
The Minor Injury Guideline is Found Unconstitutional
Usanovic v. Penncorp, 2017 ONCA 395
An Insurer Does Not Have a Good Faith Duty to Advise Insured of a Limitation Period
