Estoppel and Detrimental Reliance – Insurer’s Duty to Defend

Recently, the Ontario Court of Appeal decided a case in which an insurance company was estopped from denying defence to an insured… Read More

Husband Awarded $98,000 After Witnessing Wife Being Struck by a Motorcycle

A British Columbia court recently awarded a husband $98,000 in damages for nervous shock after he witnessed his wife being struck by… Read More

Court of Appeal Refuses Jury Trial in Car Accident Lawsuit

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently refused to allow the victim of a car accident to proceed to trial with a… Read More

Former Employee Awarded Disability Benefits for Permanent Brain Injury Discovered After Employment End

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal case had to determine whether an employee was entitled to disability benefits from a former employer… Read More

Drug Company Ordered to Pay $572 Million for Role in Opioid Crisis

An American decision made headlines this week, as a court found a drug manufacturer liable for its role in the current opioid crisis, which is… Read More

Man Sues Store After Being Assaulted by Another Customer

A British Columbia court recently decided a case in which a customer sued a drug store after he was assaulted by another… Read More

Court of Appeal Rejects $150M Class Action Against Loto-Quebec for Misleading Ticket Buyers on Their Chances of Winning

The Quebec Court of Appeal recently upheld a lower court decision that had rejected a woman’s class action against the province’s lottery… Read More

Quebec Court of Appeal Upholds $15 Billion Class Action Against Cigarette Companies

In an historic product liability class action case, the Quebec Court of Appeal recently upheld a 2015 decision ordering… Read More

Lawyer Found Liable for Bad Financial Referral by Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada recently decided a case concerning the professional liability of a lawyer who had referred clients to… Read More

Jury Awards $2 Million to Victim of Minor Car Accident for Chronic Pain, Anxiety and Depression

A recent Ontario Court of Appeal case had to consider an appeal in which the appellants claimed that the trial judge should have… Read More