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October 13, 2016 – Ferme Vi-Ber inc. v. Financière agricole du Québec, [2016] CSC 34. The Supreme Court had to determine the nature of the plan between Ferme Vi-Ber inc. et al. (the “appellants”) and La Financière agricole du Québec (“La Financière”), to determine whether it could be considered a contract, and if so, whether it is governed by the...

September 16, 2016 – Grégoire v. Les Placements Monfer Inc., [2016] QCCQ 4845. The Court had to decide whether the injury suffered while exiting a motor vehicle constitutes a motor vehicle accident under the rules on compensation in the Automobile Insurance Act (the “Act”) or if it falls within the jurisdiction of the general civil liability regime. On February...

September 16, 2016 – Saint-Hilaire v. Québec (City of), [2016] QCCQ 4510. The Court was seized of a liability claim against the City of Quebec (“City”) instituted by Ms. Saint-Hilaire and Mr. Gonthier following the massive presence of black particles in their home’s water. Ms. Saint-Hilaire and Mr. Gonthier first noticed the presence of the black particles in February...

September 16, 2016 – Beaurivage v. Dauplaise, [2016] QCCS 2315. The Court had to decide whether the insurer could be absolved of its obligation to defend by applying an exclusion clause as a result of a gross fault committed by the insured. On April 21, 2011, after a goal had been scored during a hockey match, an altercation took...