by SBA Lawyers | Apr 6, 2020 | Cyber and Privacy
A recent decision by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario involving a medical clinic highlights the importance of having written job duties and policies regarding the protection of patient personal health information. The decision addresses the risks of...
by SBA Lawyers | Apr 2, 2020 | Coverage, Emerging Issues
COVID-19 has and will pose a number of challenges for the insurance industry. It will have an effect on claims handlers, brokers, insureds and insurers. No one will be spared. Already we are seeing significant disruption to the industry in the U.S., with calls both at...
by SBA Lawyers | Apr 2, 2020 | Cyber and Privacy
The tort of “intrusion upon seclusion”, first adopted in Ontario by the Court of Appeal in its much-discussed decision in Jones v. Tsighe, has been given new life, and perhaps additional significance, by a recent decision to certify a class action in Stewart v. Demme,...
by SBA Lawyers | Jan 24, 2020 | Emerging Issues
A recent lawsuit out of New York state against the Canadian company PornHub provides a tongue in cheek reminder to employers that the provision of services in Ontario must not discriminate based on disability. GlobalNews ran an article last week about a New Yorker who...
by SBA Lawyers | Oct 30, 2019 | Class Actions, Cyber and Privacy
The Personal Insurance has settled the class action commenced against it as a result of its use of credit scores in investigating accident benefit claims, by paying $2,250,000.00. The decision approving the settlement is interesting for its discussion of whether a...
