Publications

CBM LLP, Alberta, August 17, 2017 – A person may be injured by the shared act of two or more joint tortfeasors or by the independent acts of several, concurrent tortfeasors. Defendants in a civil suit can be held jointly and severally liable if their combined actions brought about the harm to the plaintiff. When defendants are jointly and severally liable they...

CBM LLP, August 17, 2017 – Unlike Automobile Policies, the contents of Homeowners Policies are not standardized. Policies often have different wording and, even where the differences are subtle, this can lead to very different outcomes. As a result, the interpretation of Homeowner’s policies is very complex and uncertain. It is often not clear whether an exclusion clause can be relied...

CBM LLP, Alberta, August 17, 2017 – This Court of Appeal decision arises from an unsuccessful application brought by the Defendants to strike an action due to delay. In this case, the Defendants were accused of liable for fraud and breaches of contract. Read more

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, August 17, 2017 – On the March 9, 2017 decision of Taylor & Lieberman v. Federal Insurance Company,[1] the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California holding that a business management firm did not have coverage in respect of client funds which it was fraudulently induced to wire...