Aug 30, 2023 Navigating Time and Terrain: Limitation Defence Succeeds Because Plaintiff Knew of Hazard Before Injury Occurred | 2023 ABKB 218 By Kara Shaw Written by Kara Shaw, Associate Case citation: Simmons v Homes by Avi (Edmonton) GP Inc, 2023 ABKB 218 Recent developments in Alberta...
Jul 27, 2023 Punitive Damages for Denial of Coverage? Here is What You Need to Know | Truong et al v Jeweler’s Mutual Insurance Company, 2023 ONSC 4006 By Jesse Stanich Vlad Kuszniryk Written by Vlad Kuszniryk and Jesse Stanich In Truong et al v Jeweler’s Mutual Insurance Company, 2023 ONSC 4006, the Court held the...
Jul 06, 2023 Use of Social Media Evidence at Trial By Shad Chapman Written by Shad Chapman, Olivia Brassard & Julia Pratt July 5, 2023 Social media evidence can be instrumental in challenging the...
Jun 13, 2023 Schizophrenia, Knives, and Insurance: A Complex Coverage Scenario By Michael Thorne Schizophrenia, Knives, and Insurance: A Complex Coverage Scenario Butterfield v Intact Insurance Company, 2022 ONSC 4060, Affirmed 2023...
Apr 26, 2023 Headrush: Court Blames City and Diver for Headfirst Dive By Hassan Khan When we go camping or spend time at a lake, we usually assume the area is safe for swimming and diving. However, accidents can and do...
Sep 09, 2022 An Implied Waiver is Not Enough By Leilani Karr Privilege is a legal doctrine under which certain communications, made within the context of certain relationships, will be sheltered...
Sep 01, 2022 Are Building Developers Liable? Maybe… Condo Corp v JV Somerset Development Inc, 2022 ABCA 193 By Drew Wilson Background: No Involvement in Construction A condominium building’s balconies were discovered to have been deficiently designed and...
Aug 22, 2022 B.C. Court Finds no Liability for Company Hired to Clear Municipal Sidewalks By Duncan Taylor By Duncan Taylor, Lawyer A recent decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia has found that a pedestrian who slips and falls on a...
Jul 11, 2022 Above and Beyond the Code – Adherence to Building Codes does not Automatically Absolve an Occupier of Liability By Keean Lehtinen By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...
Jun 27, 2022 Consider Your Safety: Visitors are Required to Act with Ordinary Diligence Under the OLA By Keean Lehtinen By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...
Jun 22, 2022 Double duty: 'Direct and visible supervision' of third parties is required under BC’s Occupiers Liability Act By Michael Colwell An occupier has a positive duty to make its premises reasonably safe for visitors by taking reasonable care to protect such visitors from...
Jun 17, 2022 No One is Perfect: Standard of Care Required of an Occupier is Reasonableness not Perfection By Keean Lehtinen By Phoenix Howe, Student In the recent Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench decision of Westerveld v Cineplex Entertainment Corp, 2022...