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October 28, 2024 – Loss of housekeeping capacity is an important, but often overlooked component of damages in personal injury cases. Loss of housekeeping capacity refers to a gradual or sudden inability to manage household tasks required for the maintenance of a functional household and it can encompass a wide range of household tasks, including cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, yard...

September 16, 2024 – On February 27, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Loblaw Companies Limited v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ONCA 145. With new assurance that an insurer’s duty to defend only applies to the time and risk that an insurer agreed to cover, Loblaw v RSA will be welcomed by commercial...

September 16, 2024 – In the recent case of Jackson v. Cooper, 2024 ABCA 272, the Alberta Court of Appeal addressed the issues related to the application of pre-judgment interest under the Judgment Interest Act, providing clarity for insurers for implications related to sums awarded to plaintiffs. Background of the Case The dispute in Jackson v. Cooper arose from...

July 30, 2024 – Kelly Santini’s Shawn O’Connor represented a film producer in a personal injury action brought by an actor in the film who suffered a dog bite on the film set during filming. After a two-day hearing before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Tribunal we were successful in obtaining a declaration that the actor was a worker...