A plaintiff’s claim against her own Ontario-based automobile insurance company for uninsured/underinsured coverage is not a “real or substantial connecting factor” in establishing jurisdiction over an out-of-province motor vehicle tort claim
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Cassidy v. Belleville (Police Service), 2015 ONCA 794
Waiting for an investigation to be completed does not extend the limitation period
Cobb v. Long Estate, 2015 ONSC 6799
Released November 13, 2015 | Full Decision [CanLII] Note: not yet available on CanLII There are 3 good reasons to do careful mathematics before resolving a case, drafting an offer to settle or going to trial: deduction of collateral benefits; the statutory deductible for General and FLA damages; and the applicable pre-judgment interest rate. In Cobb, a $220,000 jury verdict, broken down below, was virtually …
Little v. Einarsen, 2015 BCSC 2127 (CanLII)
Released November 19, 2015 | Decision It was an unusual situation. Einarsen parked her vehicle on a slope and engaged the emergency brake. She entered the pub. About ten minutes later, her unoccupied automobile rolled down the slope of the parking lot. The Plaintiff, Little, was struck from behind by the rolling car as he walked across the parking lot. The vehicle continued to roll …
Frank v. Legate, 2015 ONCA 631
Court of Appeal upholds abuse of of process dismissal of Doctor’s defamation lawsuit against medical malpractice plaintiff counsel.
MacDonald v. Duncan, 2015 ONSC 7135
A marginal expansion of the upper limit of damages for loss of care, guidance, and companionship for the loss of an adult sibling.