9/18/2024 5:04:13 PM 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...
9/13/2024 6:34:25 PM 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...
5/31/2024 8:31:56 PM 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...
4/7/2022 7:53:05 PM Recliner Seats Are a Comfort Not a Hidden Hazard: Trip and Fall Case in Theatre Summarily Dismissed By Nabeel Peermohamed By Nabeel Peermohamed, Partner In Westerveld v Cineplex, Brownlee LLP’s lawyers were successful in having the Plaintiffs’ trip and fall...
7/29/2021 4:47:19 PM You Can’t Always Dodge a Waiver By Kristina Persaud By Kristina Persaud, Lawyer The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently re-affirmed the usefulness of waivers to protect companies...
3/18/2021 6:07:14 PM Know the ABs and the BCs of Icy Sidewalk Actions: Comparing Slip and Fall Law in Alberta and British Columbia By Michael Colwell Bonnie Hu By Michael Colwell, Lawyer; and Bonnie Hu, Lawyer Almost 20 years ago, the Alberta Court of Appeal affirmed the decision in Kluane v...
3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM BC Court of Appeal Says Homeowner Does Not Have to Clear City Sidewalk By Michael Colwell In Der v. Zhao, 2021 BCCA 82, BC’s Court of Appeal recently considered whether a residential property owner has to remove snow and ice...