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April 28, 2020 – In this case, the court was seized of a claim for damages by Jacques Rioux (“the Plaintiff” or “Rioux”) against Voyages à Rabais (“the Defendant” or “Voyages”). The main issue of the dispute involved ruling on whether the Defendant had a duty to inform the Plaintiff about the condition of the hotel beaches where he...

April 06, 2020 – RMC lawyers across Canada are preparing updates on the COVID-19 virus and its impact on the insurance industry. For full details on our COVID-19 National Response Team, please click here. Alberta Commercial All-Risks Property Policies and Business Losses in the Age of COVID-19 SVR Lawyers – Calgary Update on Rules of Court and Court Closures...

February 25, 2020 – L’Unique, assurances générales inc. v. Roy, 2017 QCCS 3971 and 2019 QCCA 1887 In January 2010, a fire broke out in a building where Dre Brigitte Roy (hereinafter the “Insured”) operated her dental clinic. At the time of the fire, the clinic held a property and business interruption insurance policy subscribed at L’Unique Assurances Générales...

January 28, 2020 – Fredette v. École MGR Charbonneau, 2019 QCCQ 942. Philippe Fredette (hereinafter, “the plaintiff”), in his role as a guardian of the child G.F. (hereinafter, “the child”), is claiming $14,000 from École MGR Charbonneau (hereinafter, “the defendant” or “the school”) after the child took a fall in the school gym while riding a skateboard. Read More