In a claim for unidentified motorist protection coverage, the limitation period does not begin to run until the plaintiff makes an indemnification demand and the responding insurer fails to satisfy that demand

09. October 2018 0
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Unidentified motorist – Limitation of actions Rooplal v. Fodor, [2018] O.J. No. 4460, 2018 ONSC 4985, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, August 20, 2018, V.R. Chiappetta J. The insurer provided unidentified motorist coverage under the Insurance Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. I.8, s.265. The plaintiff applied for leave to add ...

An insured is not required to hide car keys to avoid a finding of implied consent when someone else in the household takes the vehicle without the owner’s permission

09. October 2018 0
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Uninsured motorist – Implied consent – Practice – Summary judgments Michaud-Shields v. Gough, [2018] O.J. No. 4329, 2018 ONSC 4977, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, August 21, 2018, C. de Sa J. While the insured was out of town, her son took the keys to her truck despite knowing ...