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RMC Webinar – Unprecedented: Developments and Trends in Damage Claims

February 26th, 2014
12:00 – 1:00 PM EST

For full details and to register, please click here.

Unprecedented: Developments and Trends in Damage Claims

From new types of damage claims being sought, to established award ceilings being tested, there are always new issues that insurers must understand and address.  RMC lawyers from Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick will review some of the new types of claims being sought and the changes in the amounts of damages being awarded by the Courts will all be dealt with during this live webinar.  Topics covered will include:

Part I – Loss of Marriageability
Presented by Nanette Kufeldt, CBM Lawyers, Edmonton (AB)

Part II – Loss of Dependency
Presented by Monelle Sturko, CBM Lawyers, Edmonton (AB)

Part III  – Through the Roof: The Trend Towards Higher Damage Awards in Ontario
Presented by Samantha Iturregui, Kelly Santini LLP, Ottawa (ON)

Part IV – Loss of Insurability: The Outer Limits – Stretching the boundaries of damage awards
Presented by Philippe Frenette, Cox & Palmer, Fredericton (NB)

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Jan Lindsay, QC, of Lindsay LLP begins her term as President of the Law Society of British Columbia for 2014.

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