The plaintiff, Megan Desrochers, suffered a severe injury when the ATV she was driving left the unpaved road she was on and struck a tree.
At the time, Megan was dating Patrick McGinnis. Patrick’s parents owned a farm near the collision site. Patrick’s father, Grant McGinnis, owned the ATV and kept it at his farm.
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Ingratta v. McDonald, 2024 ONSC 371 (CanLII)
This is a rare addition to the relatively scant amount of case law regarding simplified procedure. The decision involves a motor vehicle collision claim and contains procedural guidance on the use of joint document briefs, agreements on the use of the documents in said brief, CaseLines and how expert evidence is called at a simplified procedure trial.
Schroeder v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, 2024 ONCA 54 (CanLII)
In Schroeder v. Co-operators General Insurance Company, the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirms that the limitation clock for underinsurance claims does not start to run until a demand for indemnification is made and goes unsatisfied.
Robinson v. AIG Insurance, 2023 ONSC 1317
Robinson v. AIG Insurance involves an appeal and judicial review before the Divisional Court, regarding a decision made by the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT).
Baker v. Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ONCA 842
Court of Appeal Upholds $1.5 Million Punitive Damages Award and Full Indemnity Costs in LTD Jury Trial Appeal
Thompson v. Handler, 2023 ONSC 5042
Trial win by plaintiffs in fatality arising from the delayed diagnosis of an internal hernia.