D&O and E&O Insurance
Part 2: Business interruption: Key areas of risk for Director and Officer (D&O) liability
Risks and trends 2020: Emerging areas of directors and officers liability north and south of the border and key takeaways
On the hook for a crook: Broker liable for part of fraudster’s fraud based on failure to place adequate crime coverage
Accident benefit disputes are subject to the discoverability principle: Tomec v Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 2019 ONCA 882
Bad faith does not trump jurisdiction in SABs disputes
Importance of early due diligence and promptness: Analysis of the decision in Commonwell v Campbell, 2019 ONCA 668
Cannabis exclusion in home insurance policies may not be effective when tenants’ grow-op causes loss
Cyber Insurance and D&O Liability
Introduction In the past decade, there have been several reports of cybersecurity attacks and data breaches to large corporations.1 In […]
Court dismisses statutory misrepresentation claim against credit union board in landmark decision
For the first time, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released a decision that considered issues of statutory misrepresentation in […]
Apportionment of liability under the workers’ compensation scheme in Alberta
McIver v. McIntyre, 2018 ABCA 151 examined the apportionment of liability for damages between multiple defendants where at least one of […]
Liability pitfalls and defences for Directors and Officers under federal and provincial cannabis legislation
Introduction On October 17, 2018, the lion’s share of the federal Cannabis Act1 and the Ontario Cannabis Act, 20172 took legal effect, marking the legalization […]