10/1/2025 9:25:41 PM Tick Tock: Time is of the Essence for Insurers to Raise Coverage Concerns By Neil Zimmerman Jayden Wlasichuk On September 8, 2025, the Federal Court released its decision in Elite Insurance Company (Aviva) v Borgatti Estate, 2025 FC 1471, where...
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...
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...
5/31/2024 8:43:58 PM 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...
4/25/2024 4:54:26 PM 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...
8/10/2023 8:42:05 PM Navigating Costs Effectively: A Reminder that Proportionality is Primary in a Costs Award | Couch v Olatiregun, 2023 ABKB 402 By Neil Zimmerman Written by Neil Zimmerman Executive Summary Justice Sullivan’s decision in Couch v Olatiregun, 2023 ABKB 402, is an important reminder...
6/21/2023 7:38:05 PM The Ticking Deadline: A Case Study on the Application of Rule 4.33 By Neil Zimmerman The Ticking Deadline: A Case Study on the Application of Rule 4.33 | Mulholland v Rensonnet, 2023 ABCA 175 Written by Neil Zimmerman...