24 Oct, 2024 Tortfeasor Covered: Victim’s Covenant to Insure Supersedes Indemnification Clause By Nathan Belsek Catherwood Towing Ltd v Lehigh Hanson Materials Limited, 2024 BCCA 348 highlights the effect of a covenant to insure within a...
22 Oct, 2024 Defining Detection: The Fight Over Coverage in Paramount v. Chubb Insurance By Arman Brar The case of Paramount Resources Ltd. v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ABCA 266 centers on a dispute over insurance coverage...
18 Sep, 2024 Review the Bill of Costs! Camacho v Lacroix, 2024 ABKB 179 By Sarah Rhydderch The case of Camacho v Lacroix, 2024 ABKB 179 highlights the need for defendants to carefully assess and challenge excessive or...
13 Sep, 2024 Coffeehouse Brawl: Dangers in Litigating Personal Injury without Expert Testimony By Dylan Sigurdson Ismail v Hammad, 2024 ABKB 482 highlights the importance of securing expert evidence to support a personal injury claim. BACKGROUND...
29 Aug, 2024 No Judgment Required to Apply New PJI Rates By Dylan Sigurdson Case Citation: Jackson v Cooper, 2024 ABCA 272 In Jackson v Cooper, 2024 ABCA 272, the Alberta Court of Appeal clarifies how to...
06 Aug, 2024 A Fiery Legal Battle: Insurance Coverage and the Collapse of the Empress Hotel By Sarah Rhydderch Case Citation: Lalani Properties International Inc v Intact Insurance Company Lalani Properties International Inc v Intact Insurance...
16 Jul, 2024 The High Bar for Overturning Jury Awards: Insights from Langford (City) v. Matthews, 2024 BCCA 214 By Kevin Stephen Case Citation: Langford (City) v. Matthews, 2024 BCCA 214 Overview The case, Langford (City) v. Matthews, from the British Columbia Court...
16 Jul, 2024 The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: Lessons from McGlue v. Girvan 2024 BCCA 208 on Proving Injury Claims By Hassan Khan Case Citation: McGlue v Girvan, 2024 BCCA 208 The case McGlue v. Girvan, out of the British Columbia Court of Appeal highlights a rare...
10 Jul, 2024 Breaking New Ground: A Landmark Case in Canadian Jurisprudence on Future Cost of Care Awards Involving Psilocybin By Amrit Kalra Case Citation: Roy-Noel v Buckle, 2024 BCSC 752 From Cannabis to Psilocybin, once again demonstrating the Court’s evolving perspectives...
31 May, 2024 The Three Expert Rule: When Proving your Claim Requires More By Neil Zimmerman Case citation: Norris v Vomacka, 2024 ABKB 312 In Norris v Vomacka, 2024 ABKB 312, the Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident...
31 May, 2024 The Impact of Credibility on Personal Injury Awards: Lessons from Artindale-Eeles v Mercer, 2024 ABKB 233 By Drew Wilson Case citation: Artindale-Eeles v. Mercer, 2024 ABKB 233 In the most recent personal injury decision out of Alberta related to a motor...
25 Apr, 2024 Strategic Use of Rule 4.33: Knowing when a step has advanced an action By Neil Zimmerman Case citation: Derrick Concrete Cutting & Construction Ltd. v Nexxt Concrete Cutting & Construction Ltd. et al., 2024 ABKB 190 In...