In Hamilton v. Kember (and another action), Mr. Justice John F. McGarry was dealing with a defence motion for summary judgment in two personal injury actions. The moving defendants were a young woman and her parents. In 2004, when the young woman…
In a decision that will be of great interest to the insurance and personal injury bar, the Court of Appeal today released its reasons in McIntyre v. Grigg et al. In this case, the plaintiff was a pedestrian who suffered a…
The Court of Appeal released an interesting decision this afternoon, dealing with several issues. Most significantly, the case addressed the extent to which a commercial host, found to have over-served both a driver and a passenger, can be held responsible…
By now, you have probably heard of last week’s decision of the B.C. Supreme Court in Laface v. McWilliams et al. This was a case in which a drunk driver drove into a group of pedestrians, causing some serious injuries….
The Ontario Court of Appeal has concluded that the hosts of a 1998 Ottawa New Year’s Eve party which resulted in a tragic accident are not liable to the woman who was injured in a car accident caused by an…