Publications

Cox & Palmer, Donati Maisonneuve, McKercher LLP, Northpoint Legal, SVR Lawyers, Alberta, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, July 20, 2020 – COVID-19 has shuttered economies across the country and around the world. Despite the lack of physical damage, business insurers everywhere are facing an onrush of business interruption claims that will persist for some time to come. In this webinar, our national panel of insurance lawyers update viewers on the latest developments in business interruption claims,...

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, July 10, 2020 – In Brownlee v Security National Insurance Company, 2020 ABPC 111, Security National Insurance Company, represented by SVR Lawyers associate Noah Hodgson, brought an Application to dismiss the insured’s claim pursuant to Rule 4.31 and Rule 4.33 of the Alberta Rules of Court. On June 22, 2020, Judge S.L. Corbett issued a written decision denying the...

Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario, July 10, 2020 – Kelly Santini LLP was successful in the recent decision of S.S. v Allstate, 2020 ONLAT 19-005491/AABS. S.S. was involved in a motor vehicle accident on August 22, 2014 and sought benefits pursuant to the SABS. In June 2019, S.S. brought a Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) application for a declaration that his injuries fell outside the...

Cox & Palmer, New Brunswick, July 10, 2020 – What Is “Absolute Liability”? Absolute liability is the obligation of an insurer to indemnify an innocent third party who was injured by an insured, while the insured was in violation of the insurance policy. Under the absolute liability provision of the Insurance Act, RSNB 1973, c I-12, [the ‘Act’], the insurer may deny coverage to...