Publications

Kelly Santini LLP, Ontario, May 19, 2017 – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act contains restriction on the right to sue for workplace injuries. These rights depend on whether the injured worker and the defendant are in the same schedule as set out in the act. Read more

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, May 19, 2017 – Pomerleau v. Coopérative de solidarité récréotouristique du Mont Adstock, 2016 QCCS 6575 Louis Pomerleau (“Pomerleau”) sued the Coopérative de solidarité récréotouristique du Mont Adstock (“Coopérative du Mont Adstock”) after he fell in a ski chalet. He claimed $191,339.71 for damages resulting from his leg fracture. Read More

Donati Maisonneuve, Quebec, May 19, 2017 – Gilbert v. SSQ, société d’assurance-vie inc., 2017 QCCS 202 Marie-Sophie Gilbert (“Gilbert”) claimed $270,040.71 in disability insurance benefits from her insurer, SSQ Société d’assurance-vie inc. (“SSQ”). The Facts Gilbert, an equine veterinary doctor with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Université de Montréal, has been unable to work since June 22, 2011 due to back problems. Her disability...

Fillmore Riley LLP, Manitoba, April 19, 2017 – Whether or not a property is considered vacant under both residential and commercial property policies so as to be excluded from coverage has received ample consideration by the court.  Yet, many standard policy wordings, particularly in a commercial broad form, have exclusions that go beyond vacant buildings to also include premises which are “unoccupied or...