5/6/2025 5:12:34 PM Lumping Together Past and Future Income Loss Awards? You Can’t Do That. Lessons from Lewis v Gibeau, 2025 BCCA 127 By Neil Zimmerman Inderpal Gill This is an appeal from a decision of the BC Supreme Court in Lewis v Gibeau, 2023 BCSC 784, a personal injury case from 2016 where a...
4/22/2025 4:45:15 PM Burned by Butane, Denied by the Policy: Intent and Insurance in McGregor By Drew Wilson Is subjective intent relevant for the purposes of a criminal act exclusion clause in a home owner’s policy? The short answer is no. In...
4/4/2025 8:12:52 PM Bill 30’s Amendments to the PPCLA: Streamlining the Prompt Payment and Adjudication Process By Nathaniel Brenneis Anna DeCorby On April 1, 2025, the Service Alberta Statutes Amendment Act, 2024[1] (“Bill 30”) came into force, ushering in significant amendments...
4/4/2025 8:06:05 PM Bill 30’s Amendments to the Public Works Act: Introducing Prompt Payment and Adjudication to Public Works By Nathaniel Brenneis M. Ali Naqvi On April 1, 2025, the Service Alberta Statutes Amendment Act, 2024[1] (“Bill 30”) came into force, ushering in significant amendments...
3/28/2025 3:35:12 PM Clearing the Smoke: Ambiguous Marijuana Exclusions in Insurance Policies By Sarah Rhydderch In Busato case (2025 BCCA 79), the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered the applicability of an exclusion clause in a...
3/27/2025 7:28:04 PM Litigation Pitfalls: Lessons on Delay, Prejudice, and Limitation Periods from Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd. 2025 BCSC 234 By Amrit Kalra A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in Sampare v. 1199 Holdings Ltd., 2025 BCSC 234, highlights the importance of...
3/21/2025 10:30:34 PM Watch What You Post on Social Media By Jasreen Bhangu Case Citation: Dr. Wiss v. Khan, 2025 BCSC 181 Dr. Ray Wiss, a practicing physician in Abbotsford, British Columbia, sought summary...
3/17/2025 8:40:11 PM Case Comment: Chisholm v. Valemount Forest Products Ltd., 2025 BCCA 48 By Sarah Holder Case Citation: Chisholm v. Valemount Forest Products Ltd., 2025 BCCA 48 Background Facts The Plaintiff was riding his motorcycle on the...
3/11/2025 6:21:28 PM Drawing the Line: Court Denies Paralegal Coverage Under Lawyer’s Policy By Arman Brar Case Citation: Pryce v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company, 2024 ONSC 6195 Overview In Pryce v. Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity...
2/14/2025 8:41:30 PM Waive Liability Goodbye: Takeaways from Bernier v. Ville d’Ottawa By Iqra Azhar In Bernier (Litigation Guardian of) v. Ottawa (City), 2024 ONSC 6725, the plaintiff sought damages for injuries she suffered while...
2/14/2025 3:39:54 PM Precision and Prejudice: Primary Consideration under Rule 4.31 By Nathan Belsek Ranger v Precision, 2025 ABKB 45 highlights the importance for both insurers and defence counsel to move matters through court in a...
1/8/2025 6:35:58 PM When Employment Controls the Journey: Lessons from Fushtey v. WCB, 2024 ABKB 725 By Neil Zimmerman Case Citation: Fushtey v. WCB, 2024 ABKB 725 Facts of the Case On March 23, 2018, Darryl Fushtey, an employee of Codeco-Vanoco...