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Join our firm!On January 8, 2018, Strigberger Brown Armstrong LLP 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.
Underlying Suspicions Not Always Enough to Waive Litigation Privilege
In this recent motion, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered the requirements for a party to succeed in obtaining what is otherwise privileged...
Will Any Reason Do?
The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed Allstate’s appeal from the Divisional Court decision in Varriano v. Allstate Company of Canada. The claimant, Nunzo...
ONSC: Sometimes Accidents Happen and No One is Liable
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice provided a thorough analysis of what defendants can do to meet the standard of care in occupiers’ liability cases.
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...