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A plaintiff who was injured in an auto accident has had her award cut by $100,000 because she is not entitled to compensation for loss of income, the British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled. Yi Gao sued Brian Dietrich as a result of the collision, which happened in Richmond on May 30, 2013. Dietrich […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 10, 2018
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Following the EF3 tornado that struck Dunrobin, Ont. on Sept. 21, should insurers worry about the potential for a powerful EF5 strike on a major population centre in Canada? Probably not. But they should be concerned about tornadic storms in major centres, although not necessarily EF4s or EF5s, said Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the […]
By Jason Contant | October 10, 2018
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Fire safety can be impacted if a building is made from lightweight, prefabricated material, and legislation under debate would mandate placards for certain construction types in Ontario. “Truss and lightweight construction, when exposed to fire, can pose serious risks to responding firefighters,” Randy Pettapiece, an Progressive Conservative backbench member of provincial parliament, said Thursday at Queen’s Park in […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 8, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of a personal injury lawyer who is out of pocket $30,000 after she tried to prevent a hospital from taking a vehicle accident claimant off life support. The lawyer represented Fernando Ferreira, who was injured in a vehicle accident in Ontario in 2016. After […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 4, 2018
Edmonton police say three people face charges in an alleged vehicle identification number cloning operation. Police say they uncovered the scheme last week when they searched a home, where they say they found a stolen BMW and Mercedes, as well as cocaine, marijuana and cash. Cloning involves using the VIN number from a legally registered […]
By The Canadian Press | October 4, 2018
CALGARY – Streets and sidewalks were a slushy, slippery mess but the sun was shining brightly in Calgary on Wednesday after a record-breaking autumn snowstorm walloped parts of southern Alberta. The city’s director of roads, Troy McLeod, said more than 38 centimetres blanketed the city between Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Some areas got as many […]
By Jason Contant | October 3, 2018
Self-employed artists who work from their own apartments with large quantities of material should have sprinkler systems and firewalls, a Toronto fire inspector suggests. In 2017, Toronto Fire Services ordered an apartment tenant – identified only as K.R. – to remove combustible material from his unit and to make sure there was at least a […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 2, 2018
A “lessee” under Ontario’s Insurance Act is the person whom the rental company would sue to enforce the rental contract, a court reaffirmed Monday. In Aviva v. Wawanesa, the Ontario Superior Court decided a recent priority dispute between insurers. The court ultimately sided with a straightforward definition of a lessee, ruling that it does not […]
By David Gambrill | October 2, 2018
In the wake of the tornadoes that struck the Ottawa-Gatineau region Sept. 21, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has raised another concern: contractors misrepresenting themselves or offering extensive fees for services. One restoration firm representative noted large-scale disasters can attract people looking to take advantage of the situation. He offered some tips to differentiate […]
By Jason Contant | October 2, 2018
The controversial 2017 Saadati ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada was one reason an auto accident victim recently got an increase in pain and suffering damages. In Saadati’s lawsuit, a judge with the Supreme Court of B.C. awarded pain and suffering damages partly based on testimony from family and friends of Mohsen Saadati, rather […]
By Greg Meckbach | October 1, 2018
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