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Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, June 23, 2025 – Scott Bradley is a comic book aficionado. The owner of a comic book shop in Brandon, Manitoba, he had a large personal and business-related collection in his home basement. In September 2019, several days of significant rainfall culminated in a substantial flood in his basement leading to extensive damage to his collection (and other property)....
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SVR Lawyers, Alberta, June 19, 2025 – Busato v Gore Mutual Insurance Company, 2025 BCCA 79 is a recent interesting case from the British Columbia Court of Appeal pertaining to insurance policy exclusion clauses. In Busato, an accidental kitchen fire destroyed the appellant’s home. He claimed the loss under his homeowner’s insurance policy with Gore Mutual Insurance Company (“Gore”). Gore denied the... -
CBM LLP, Alberta, May 27, 2025 – It is not uncommon for a Plaintiff to suffer bodily injuries caused by multiple different accidents and to have two or more contemporaneous bodily injury actions as a result. Where the injuries overlap and are contemporaneous, it is often beneficial to resolve these actions together on a global basis. However, in cases where an action...
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McKercher LLP, Saskatchewan, May 26, 2025 – The Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench recently ruled that the one-year limitation period for a claim against a municipality starts running when the claimant knows they have suffered some damage, and that the municipality likely caused it. Unlike claims against other types of defendants, the limitation period does not wait for the claimant to realize...
