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July 17, 2017 – Godbout v. Pagé, [2017] SCC 18 The Court had to decide whether a person who was injured in a car accident and whose condition was aggravated due the subsequent fault of a third party can institute a civil liability remedy against the offending party. The Facts On January 10, 1999, Thérèse Godbout (“Godbout”) suffered multiple fractures to...
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May 19, 2017 – Pomerleau v. Coopérative de solidarité récréotouristique du Mont Adstock, 2016 QCCS 6575 Louis Pomerleau (“Pomerleau”) sued the Coopérative de solidarité récréotouristique du Mont Adstock (“Coopérative du Mont Adstock”) after he fell in a ski chalet. He claimed $191,339.71 for damages resulting from his leg fracture. Read More
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May 19, 2017 – Gilbert v. SSQ, société d’assurance-vie inc., 2017 QCCS 202 Marie-Sophie Gilbert (“Gilbert”) claimed $270,040.71 in disability insurance benefits from her insurer, SSQ Société d’assurance-vie inc. (“SSQ”). The Facts Gilbert, an equine veterinary doctor with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Université de Montréal, has been unable to work since June 22, 2011 due to back problems. Her disability...
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April 19, 2017 – Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7 Sabean was awarded $465,400 for injuries suffered in an automobile accident. However, only $382,000 was recovered from the at-fault driver’s insurer. As a result, Sabean claimed $83,400 from his own insurer, Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Company (“Portage”), under a rider offering supplemental protection....