Publications

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, June 15, 2017 – In July 2012 someone stole 494,050 pounds of nickel from Vale Canada in Manitoba. In 2013 Vale sued those parties it thought responsible, including one of its subcontractors and a company named Urbanmine Inc., which is involved in the metal industry in Manitoba. The statement of claim alleged the defendants were liable for damages of...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, May 19, 2017 – To read the complete article, please click here. The Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) Policy is the standard policy of insurance issued to businesses and commercial organizations to insure against third party liability for, among other things, bodily injury and property damage that arising out of the course of the insured’s business operations. The CGL policy...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, January 19, 2017 – Every day, experts prepare reports for lawyers so that they can be qualified to give expert opinion evidence at trial.  Almost all these experts are insured under errors and omissions policies.  Many of these experts are indirectly retained by insurance companies.  Most of the experts never give evidence at trial.  But their reports are relied...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, December 12, 2016 – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has now set the record straight about pre-tender defence costs:  If a policy expressly states that an insured must not incur expenses without the insurer’s consent, then the insured will not be entitled to reimbursement for any expenses that were incurred on its behalf prior to notifying the insurer...