For the second consecutive year, Steve Cavanagh was one of a small group of eastern Ontario lawyers who were rated by LEXPERT magazine as “Recommended” in the field of “Litigation–Commercial Insurance”. The others were David Scott and Bruce Carr-Harris of Borden, Ladner, Gervais, and Pat Santini of Kelly Santini. Congratulations to all.
In Kitchenham v. AXA Insurance Canada, the Divisional Court has considered the “deemed undertaking” rule (Rule 30.1.01) in the context of personal injury litigation. The decision of the Court was written by Associate Chief Justice Douglas Cunningham, concurred in by…
Charge of Sproat J.pdf [UPDATE: Mr. Justice Sproat’s charge to the jury on the issue of causation has been added to this post in the link immediately above. Thanks to David Cheifetz, who received a copy of the charge from plaintiff’s…
Mr. Justice Michael Quigley has ordered that a neuropsychological assessment sought by a defendant in a motor vehicle case, be videotaped. His Honour had been advised that the neuropsychologist whom the defence had retained was not prepared to undertake the…
In a ruling that is certain to send a chill through the plaintiffs’ bar, Madam Justice Anne Molloy has ordered a solicitor who was representing a disability insurance claimant to pay costs of an abortive third party proceeding against the…
This case, released today, is a bit of a head-scratcher.In Branco v. Allianz Insurance, the plaintiffs were claiming damages as a result of personal injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. The trial lasted eight days before Justice Siegel and…
Regular readers of our Updates know that just when insurance defence lawyers and their clients were beginning to despair of ever winning a threshold motion, a series of decisions were handed down that favoured the defence. But a Superior Court…
