Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Exclusions – Interpretation of policy Emond v. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co., [2022] O.J. No. 4347, 2022 ONSC 5519, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, September 29, 2022, R.M.R. Bell J. The insureds brought an application against their home insurer seeking indemnity for the costs of rebuilding their house which was ...
Insurance law – Homeowner’s insurance – Fire – Breach of policy – Good faith – Interpretation of legislation – Damages – Punitive damages – Practice – Summary judgments Green Estate v. Sonnet Insurance Co., [2022] B.C.J. No. 768, 2022 BCSC 709, British Columbia Supreme Court, May 3, 2022, W.B. Milman J. An executor brought an ...
Insurance law – Property law – Landlord and tenant – Criminal acts – Exclusions – Marijuana – Illegal activity – Interpretation of legislation – Retroactive application of legislation – Practice – Leave to appeal Lin v. Weng, [2022] O.J. No. 2150, 2022 ONCA 367, Ontario Court of Appeal, May 9, 2022, K.N. Feldman, K.M. van ...
Insurance law – Commercial general liability insurance – Builder’s risk policy – Duty to defend – Negligent misrepresentation – Occurrence – Class actions Theberge Developments Ltd. v. Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada Inc., [2021] O.J. No. 6589, 2021 ONSC 7662, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, November 19, 2021, R.J. Smith J. No duty to defend ...
Insurance law – Automobile insurance – Exclusions – Intentional or criminal acts – Breach of policy – Estoppel – Practice – Appeals Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, [2021] S.C.J. No. 47, 2021 SCC 47, Supreme Court of Canada, November 18, 2021, R. Wagner C.J. and ...
Insurance law – Liability insurance – Occurrence – Derivative claims – Interpretation of policy – Exclusions – Duty to defend – Intentional torts – Practice – Summary judgments Demme v. Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada, [2021] O.J. No. 1413, 2021 ONSC 2095, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 10, 2021, W.S. Chalmers J. The insured ...
Insurance law – Commercial general liability insurance – Pollution exclusions – Duty to defend – Interpretation of policy Hemlow Estate v. Co-operators General Insurance Co., [2021] O.J. No. 419, 2021 ONSC 664, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, January 29, 2021, J.R.H. Turnbull J. The deceased insured worked in the oil analysis business as an oil ...
Insurance law – Errors and omissions policies – Duty to defend – Named insured – Employee – Interpretation of policy – Contra proferentum rule – Defamation – Damages – Punitive damages Brown v. Sovereign General Insurance Co., [2021] O.J. No. 297, 2021 ONSC 511, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, January 21, 2021, P.M. Perell J. ...
Insurer could not rely on oven exclusion in equipment breakdown policy endorsement to deny coverage for a crouton and bread crumb production dryer fire Insurance law – Property insurance – Breach of policy – Exclusions – Business activities – Faulty design – Wear and tear Bowness Real Estate Corp. v. AXA Pacific Insurance Co., [2020] ...
