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April 30, 2021 – Slip & falls are amongst the most common insurance claim made in Canada. While the legal framework for defending these claims varies by province, the fundamental approach to take can be applied in any jurisdiction. In this Young-RMC webinar for insurers new to litigation and working with external counsel, our panel covered: Actions to take...

January 12, 2021 – 2020 was an unpredictable, constantly changing and challenging year for everyone, including insurers trying to navigate the court system to settle claims. Will 2021 bring more changes, a return to pre-pandemic court procedures or a mix of old and new? To help insurers prepare for 2021, our panel of RMC lawyers from across Canada discuss...

December 02, 2020 – COVID-19 has exposed us all to a lot of new challenges and risks. For insurers, those risks includes a number of new claims that have arisen directly from the pandemic. In this webinar, RMC lawyers from across Canada provide an update on three prevalent claims and the strategies insurers can use to defend them. Download...

September 25, 2020 – In Atlantic Lottery Corp Inc v Babstock (Atlantic Lottery), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently ruled that “waiver of tort” is not an independent cause of action. Previously, plaintiffs pled waiver of tort in an effort to recover allegedly ill-gotten gains from defendants without having to prove that they suffered losses. Because prior jurisprudence...