Imagine you are on an afternoon drive. You are obeying the rules of the road and driving in a safe and prudent manner. Suddenly, another vehicle comes along, blows through a clearly-marked stop sign and smashes into your vehicle. You are now injured and faced with a lifetime of pain through no fault of your own. Your first thought is to sue the at-fault driver. However, there is just one problem: you didn’t have a valid driver’s license at the time of the crash.
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Peter B. Cozzi Professional Corporation v. Szot, 2020 ONCA 397
In this case, entitlement to After-The-Event Legal Protection Insurance Policy funds Awarded to the Insurer.
Mundinger v. Ashton, 2020 ONSC 2024
This case serves as an important reminder of the real (and potentially substantial) costs consequences for Plaintiffs, even when they are covered by adverse costs insurance policies.
MacPherson v. Samuel, 2020 ONSC 2849
This action arose from a serious back injury suffered by the Plaintiff, George MacPherson, on May 15, 2012, when he fell off the roof of the home of one of the Defendants, Sylvia Marie-Louise Samuel.
K.D. v. Aviva Insurance Company, 2020 ONLAT 18-011646/AABS
In the recent decision before the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), K.D. v. Aviva Insurance Company, 2020 ONLAT 18-011646/AABS,Vice Chair Farlam clarified some long-held differences of opinion between insureds and insurers – or affirmed the interpretation of unambiguous statutory legislation, depending on whom you ask – regarding the calculation of a weekly base amount for income replacement benefits payable to self-employed motor vehicle accident victims.
Lanthier-Grenier v. Intact Insurance Company
The applicant was a Quebec resident involved in a motor vehicle accident in Ontario on March 12, 2017. She was a passenger in the collision and received medical treatment in Ontario.