August 24, 2020
A person who operates a motor vehicle is not permitted to engage in a “race” or a “speed test”. Doing so is a breach of a statutory condition in the standard Ontario Automobile Policy. In Vyas v. Brown, 2020 ONSC 4916, Justice O’Brien noted that the case law indicates that a “race” is a “contest involving […]
July 13, 2020
Emily Vereshchak was recently featured in a two-part series in The Lawyer’s Daily on joint liability and subrogation under the OPCF 44R. Both parts can be found here: Part 1 Part 2
July 10, 2020
At our weekly firm meeting, Matthew Umbrio addressed the Ontario Superior Court decision’s in Moxam v. Anderson, 2020 ONSC 4173. This action arose from two motor vehicle accidents. The first occurred on April 12, 2012, and the second on March 27, 2013. The plaintiff, Moxam, was a passenger in each of the subject accidents. With […]
May 13, 2020
The Supreme Court of Canada recently denied leave to appeal in a case wherein it was found that an insured was entitled to be defended under both an auto policy and a homeowner’s policy for an auto-related incident. We previously provided the following summary of the issues involved. The case of Pembridge Insurance Company of Canada […]
March 23, 2020
By Micah Pirk O’Connell, Student-at-Law In Faltas v. Macerollo, 2020 ONSC 1450, the defendants brought a summary judgment motion to dismiss the claims of the plaintiff, Mr. Faltas, and Royal Arts Pharmaceutical Inc., the company he worked for. Facts Mr. Faltas’ Lincoln was stopped in the outside lane of a four lane road when it […]
March 03, 2020
By Ankita Abraham, Student-at-Law The court’s decision in Lloyd v. Bush, 2020 ONSC 842 dealt with the issue of liability in a collision involving the plaintiff and a defendant truck driver. It was alleged that the municipal defendants, County of Lennox and Addington and the Town of Greater Napanee, were liable for the subject roadway […]
