Improper notice denying treatment prevents insurer from relying on MIG until defect corrected.
Zheng, Cai v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2018 ONSC 5707
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Who pays for car accident injuries?
When someone gets injured in a car accident, the at-fault driver who caused the collision is usually responsible for providing compensation to the injured victim. Fortunately, drivers carry insurance to protect them if they cause an accident and need to pay compensation to an injured person.
The Commonwell Mutual Insurance Group v. Campbell, 2019 ONCA 668
Duty to defend and indemnify after 10 months of representation and no new material facts coming to light.
Merino v. ING Insurance Company of Canada, 2019 ONCA 326
The Plaintiff was catastrophically injured when she was hit by a car on September 12, 2002. The driver of the car and his wife, were joint owners of the car which was ostensibly insured by the Defendant ING Insurance. But, almost two months earlier, ING had purported to unilaterally terminate the insurance contract, based on non-disclosure of a driving record…
The Challenges of Arguing Cannabinoid Treatment in Personal Injury Claims
In Canada, cannabis was regulated under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, SC 1996, c 19 and more specifically, given a legal exemption for medical use. On October 17, 2018, cannabis was legalized under the Cannabis Act, SC 2018, c 16.
The Dangers of Non-Lawyer Owned Law Firms
OTLA has published a submission to the Law Society of Upper Canada in response to the discussion of Alternative Business Structures. You can find it here. Should non-lawyers be allowed to own law firms in Ontario? This is a question that the Law Society of Upper Canada (“LSUC”) is currently grappling with. The LSUC, which regulates the provision of legal services in Ontario, is considering …
