Publications

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, April 28, 2020 – In this case, the court was seized of a claim for damages by Jacques Rioux (“the Plaintiff” or “Rioux”) against Voyages à Rabais (“the Defendant” or “Voyages”). The main issue of the dispute involved ruling on whether the Defendant had a duty to inform the Plaintiff about the condition of the hotel beaches where he...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, January 28, 2020 – Fredette v. École MGR Charbonneau, 2019 QCCQ 942. Philippe Fredette (hereinafter, “the plaintiff”), in his role as a guardian of the child G.F. (hereinafter, “the child”), is claiming $14,000 from École MGR Charbonneau (hereinafter, “the defendant” or “the school”) after the child took a fall in the school gym while riding a skateboard. Read More

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, November 25, 2019 – Gendron v. CA Transport Inc., 2019 QCCQ 2427. This dispute occurred between Lucie Gendron and Sylvain Motard (hereinafter, “the plaintiffs”) and CA Transport Inc. (hereinafter, “the defendant”) following a fall by Réal Gendron. The defendant tried to counter the action of the defendants by filing an application to dismiss. The main issue involved knowing whether the accident...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, November 25, 2019 – Rizqy v. Échelon, compagnie d’assurances générales, 2019 QCCQ 2073. This dispute occurred between Zakaria Rizqy (hereinafter, “the plaintiff” or “Mr. Rizqy”) and Échelon, Compagnie d’assurances générales (hereinafter, “the defendant” or “Échelon”) when Echelon refused to indemnify the plaintiff after his vehicle was presumed to have caught fire. In this case, the main issues involved knowing whether Mr....