On January 8, 2018, Strigberger Brown Armstrong was born out of a unified vision for the future of insurance law, a vision that was led by a female majority partnership and one that did not follow the ancient rules of hierarchy and long expired tradition.
ONCA: No “trial within a trial” in the duty to defend
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently considered the traditional pleadings rule and found that the duty to defend cannot be ousted by use of premature evidence, that being evidence that would require findings to be made before trial, referred to as a “trial within a trial.”…
Civil Machines: The Current State of Autonomous Vehicle Liability*
In 2016, automobile manufacturers predicted that autonomous vehicles (“AVs”) would hit the road for wide consumer use as early as 2021. It is now 2022 and...
ONCA Wraps Up Wrap Up Policy Coverage Dispute
Recently, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered an insurer’s duty to defend in the context of a specific project wrap up liability policy. The decision did...
No ambiguity: EI benefits are deductible from IRBs
The Divisional Court has recently weighed in on the deductibility of EI benefits from an income replacement benefit owing to an insured person after an...
Priority Disputes 101: The Claimant
Ontario’s priority dispute scheme places disputing insurers front and centre. However, claimants often have an important role in the process…
On the Road: Parental Negligence
A father’s homemade motorcycle seat that allowed his young son to sit as a rear passenger does not work as intended when they get into an accident.
