Publications

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, July 24, 2016 – Aldo Group Inc. c. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, [2016] QCCA 554. Aldo Group Inc. (“Aldo”) in appeal from a judgment handed down by the Superior Court, confirming the position of Chubb Insurance Company of Canada (“Chubb”) to the effect that it had no obligation to indemnify Aldo or to assume its defence because of...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, July 24, 2016 – Orenstein Little c. Fonds d’assurance responsabilité professionnelle du Barreau du Québec, [2016] QCCS 1450. Susan Orenstein Little (“Orenstein”) and Les Services Juridiques Orenstein Inc. (“Orenstein Inc.”) claimed defence costs in the amount of $563,061.04 from the Quebec Bar’s liability insurer, the Fonds d’assurance responsabilité professionnelle du Barreau du Québec (the “Fund”). These costs were incurred...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, July 24, 2016 – Dubé (Succession de) c. Tardif, [2016] QCCS 1811. The Superior Court ordered a plastic surgeon and an insurance company (in solidum) to pay $40,000 for moral damages caused to the insured who was the beneficiary of a disability insurance policy. They were also individually ordered to pay punitive damages in the amount of $5,000. Read...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, July 24, 2016 – Grandchamp c. St-Gabriel (Ville de), [2016] QCCS 289. Marthe Grandchamp (“Grandchamp”) sued the City of Saint-Gabriel (the “City”) for damages after she fell on city property. In order to provide a full and complete defence for the City, the Court ordered Grandchamp [1] to hand over all of the documents and results observed by her expert...