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March 14, 2017 – Montréal (Ville de) v. Compagnie d’assurances Coseco, 2016 QCCA 2062 The Court of Appeal reversed a decision finding the City of Montreal (the “City”) liable on grounds that the trial judge committed an error of law in the application of the presumption under article 1465 of the Civil Code of Québec (“CCQ”). Relevant Facts By...

March 14, 2017 – Compagnie canadienne d’assurances générales Lombard v. Promutuel Portneuf-Champlain, société mutuelle d’assurances générales, 2016 QCCA 1903 The Lombard General Insurance Company of Canada (“Lombard”) appealed a judgment rendered by the Court of Quebec ordering it to indemnify the insured, 3091-5177 Québec Inc. (“Econolodge”) in the amount of $33,600, and Promutuel Portneuf-Champlain, Société Mutuelle d’Assurance Générale (“Promutuel”)...

March 14, 2017 – Lizotte v. Aviva, Compagnie d’assurance du Canada, 2016 SCC 52 The Supreme Court was called to rule again on litigation privilege. The Court had to examine whether the concept applied to the appellant, the assistant syndic of the Chambre de l’assurance de dommages (“the Syndic”), in the context of an investigation into the wrongful professional conduct...

February 16, 2017 – According to Statistics Canada, 2014 saw 149,900 total injuries resulting from motor vehicle accidents (“MVAs”) – including 1,834 fatalities.[1] When exploring the cause of these accidents, human error is typically to blame.[2] To combat these statistics, each year brings new technological advances to our consumer goods, and the auto industry is no exception. Cars are...