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Accident Benefits COVID-19 Edition: IRB vs CERB
One, Both, or None: How do SABS claims handle the new Canada Emergency Relief Benefit and IRBs?
Access Granted: Nunavut Privacy Breach
In this recent decision, the Privacy Commissioner takes the rare step of recommending prosecution of the offending party following a privacy breach. See why.
COVID-19: Is Business Interruption included in Property Coverage?
Some argue that a new case suggests that business interruption coverage can be sought through a property policy for losses stemming from COVID-19. Can it?
COVID-19 Lawsuits – Only a matter of time
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to spawn a wave of litigation in its wake. A look at some of the potential targets and risks.
PHIPA & Privacy: Beware the Rogue Departing Employee
What happens when departing employees of medical clinics retain personal health information?
Insurance in the time of COVID-19
There will be innumerable insurance claims that arise as a result of COVID-19, and the insurance industry as a whole will feel the shock waves. How the industry reacts may reverberate for a long time. Here is our review of the current situation.
Intrusion upon Seclusion. Resurrected.
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…
He Was a Skater Boy – an OLA Claim on Recreational Premises
He was a skater boy. He wiped out. He sued the City. The City moved for summary judgment.
Zero Pucks Given – A Look at Hockey Litigation in Canada
Hockey is synonymous with life in Canada, making it no surprise that it has been the subject of litigation in the past.
Does the OHRC apply to online pornography?
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.