Publications

SVR Lawyers, Alberta, April 17, 2018 – From time to time in this industry we are faced with having to address claimants who feel they have been wronged, but whose situation does not fit within that of a recognized duty or standard of care.  In these situations, a Plaintiff may try to argue that a formerly unrecognized duty of care exists in...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, April 17, 2018 – 9173-1521 Québec Inc. v. Municipalité de Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, 2017 QCCS 4399 In the framework of the dispute between 9173-1521 Québec Inc. (the “Plaintiff”) and the Municipality of Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville (the “Municipality”), the latter party asked its civil liability insurer, La Mutuelle des municipalités du Québec (“MMQ”), to take up its defence. It also claimed the reimbursement of fees related to...

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, April 17, 2018 – Groupe Anderson Inc. v. Euler Hermes Canada, 2017 QCCS 4509 Groupe Anderson Inc. (“Anderson”) claimed $151,383 from its credit insurer (“Euler” or “the insurer”) for insurance indemnities and extrajudicial fees. Read more

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, April 17, 2018 – Ferme des Trois Montagnes (2015) v. Constructions GSL Inc., 2017 QCCQ 10721 In the framework of a dispute between Ferme des Trois Montagnes (“The Farm”) and Constructions GSL (“GSL”), the latter party’s insurer, Promutuel, denied coverage and refused to take up its client’s defence. GSL filed a Wellington motion and claimed the reimbursement of lawyer’s fees related to...