Publications

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, June 02, 2020 – Every person and business has been profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The closure of all non-essential businesses and the need for physical distancing have completely altered the way business is conducted, if it is conducted at all.  This is true even for those businesses that are considered essential or whose employees can work from...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, April 21, 2020 – On April 3rd Justice Leiper, of the Superior Court of Justice, released her reasons for decision in Chavez v Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2020 ONSC 2005, dismissing the plaintiff’s coverage application.  Stephen Moore and Harrison Nemirov of our firm represented Economical. Chavez was seeking coverage from Economical for an SUV/motorcycle accident which occurred in August of...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, CBM LLP, Cox & Palmer, Fillmore Riley LLP, Kelly Santini LLP, McKercher LLP, Stein Monast, SVR Lawyers, Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, April 06, 2020 – RMC lawyers across Canada are preparing updates on the COVID-19 virus and its impact on the insurance industry. For full details on our COVID-19 National Response Team, please click here. Alberta Commercial All-Risks Property Policies and Business Losses in the Age of COVID-19 SVR Lawyers – Calgary Update on Rules of Court and Court Closures...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, March 25, 2020 – On March 16, 2020, the Ontario government made the unprecedented decision to largely close the court system in Ontario in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 20, 2020, the Ontario government made a second unprecedented decision to suspend all limitation periods in Ontario retroactive to March 16, 2020. Likewise, the timelines for any steps...