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Michael Beaudin v. Travelers Insurance Company of Canada

The Licence Appeal Tribunal has determined that an injury at a privately-organized motocross competition is an “accident” and that the injured party is, therefore, entitled to accident benefits from his insurer.

Anjum v. Doe, 2018 ONSC 4344

When a solicitor is discharged by the client, the solicitor is entitled to a charging order where the property was preserved or recovered while he or she was acting on the client’s behalf…

McKnight v. Ontario (Transportation), 2019 ONCA 28

In this appeal of a personal injury action, the respondent plaintiff was awarded substantial damages as a result of a relatively minor motor vehicle accident that resulted in chronic pain, anxiety and depression.

Rodrigues v. Purtill, 2019 ONCA 739

The Appellant, Mr. Purtill is the Defendant in this matter who drove his motor vehicle while impaired and struck the Plaintiff vehicle, causing the death of a young child and serious injuries to other family members.

Nemchin v. Green 2019 ONCA 634

This recent appeal decision provides further guidance on the use of surveillance and Facebook posts since the seminal case of Iannarella v. Corbett, [2015] ONCA 110, which dealt primarily with disclosure obligations associated with surveillance on which a party later intended to rely.