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Davignon V. Savaria, 2011 QCCA 446, 2010 QCCS 6443

Author(s): Catherine Cloutier

The Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal from a Superior Court judgment ordering a seller to pay punitive damages for failing to disclose fungal contamination in a building sold without legal warranty in October 2008.  Read more.

In Economical Mutual Insurance Co. v. Lapalme, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal addressed the issue of the deductibility of Canada Pension Plan disability benefits under the equivalent of the standard SEF 44 Endorsement.  The Court narrowly interpreted the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Somersall v. Friedman with respect to the relevant date for quantification of benefits payable, finding that while the date of accident is the relevant date for determination of the legal entitlement to recover against an underinsured motorist, the relevant date for quantification of that entitlement is the date of adjudication of the claim.  This finding challenges decisions of both the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (Campbell-MacIsaac v. Deveaux) and the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal (MacNeill v. Co-operators).

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The Superior Court accepted the motion for dismissal under Art 54.1 C.C.P. filed by an insurer against an action in damages by an applicant accusing it of having considered charges and guilty pleas that had been the subject of an absolute discharge.

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The issue of the insurer’s obligation to defend has raised numerous debates in the jurisprudence over the past few years. Recently, the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Groupe DMR Inc. v. Kansa General International Insurance Company Ltd, AZ-50488250 revisited … Read more »

The recent decision of Mr. Justice Keith A. Hoilett in Economical Insurance Company of Canada v. Fleming, [2008] I.L.R. I-4673, 57 C.C.L.I. (4th) 246, 89 O.R. (3d) 68 (Ont.S.C.J.) is one that all insurance defence counsel should read. The decision … Read more »