Courts can bar recovery in tort based on a plaintiff's immoral or illegal conduct only in very limited circumstances.

The volume of claims being made by companies worldwide for business interruption coverage in the wake of Covid-19 shutdowns has been unprecedented.

In Roy, the plaintiff was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in 2004.

One of these noted essential provisions is that the plaintiffs continue their action, but limit their claim to the non-settling defendants several liability.

It is settled law that a child can sue for injuries as a result of negligence committed while in the womb by third-party tortfeasors, once born alive.

Strict compliance with an insurance policy is not necessarily required for an insured to recover under the policy.

On March 27, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal released a decision in the case of Tondat v. Hudson's Bay Company, 2018 ONCA 302.

In a recent case before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Court was once again faced with a question surrounding the deductibility of collateral benefits in the motor vehicle accident context.

Elevator accidents in Ontario are fortunately rare. When such accidents do occur, finger-pointing often ensues. However, as a recent court decision shows, sometimes no one is to blame.

In Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18, the leading case on social host liability, the Supreme Court of Canada found that no duty of care existed where an intoxicated guest left a party, got in their car, ...

The License Appeal Tribunal released a reconsideration decision in Iravani-Fard v. Economical Insurance, 2022 CanLII 109480.

In Truscott v. Co-Operators General Insurance, 2022 ONSC 829, the Court considered the finality of an umpire's decision following an appraisal pursuant to section 128 of the Insurance Act, and its impact on subsequent claims flowing from the same loss.

In its recent decision of Demme v. Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada, the Court of Appeal addressed the commercial liability insurer's duty to defend actions based on the tort of intrusion...

Notably, the plaintiff class did not claim that the defendants' negligence had caused actual damage to their persons or property.

Over five years after its release, it seems almost trite to say that the Supreme Court's decision in Hryniak v. Mauldin was intended to facilitate efficiencies and cost-effectiveness in the adjudication of civil matters ...

It comes as no surprise to the public that individuals with certain terminal conditions are denied life insurance altogether.

In Levac v. James,1 the Court of Appeal for Ontario considered an appeal regarding the standard of care and causation in a class action alleging breach of applicable Infection Prevention and Control...

In order to bring a class action before the courts, class counsel must find a representative plaintiff.

The Rules stipulate that the re-examination shall take place immediately after the examination.

The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Rooplal v. Foder, 2021 ONCA 357 addresses the time period that applies in unidentified motorist claims pursuant to s. 265 of the Insurance Act...