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LTD Benefits Claims Part Three: Are Contractually Shortened Limitation Periods Reciprocal?
This is part three of our series discussing recent developments in long-term disability benefits case law. You can read part two here.
LTD Benefits Claims Part Two: Can the Court Award a Lump Sum For Future LTD Benefits?
This is part two of our long-term disability benefits series. You can read part one here.
LTD Benefits Claims Part One: Do IME Physicians Hired by the Insurer Owe a Duty to the Insured?
In this six-part series we will be discussing some of the major court decisions regarding long-term disability benefits from across Canada in 2020.
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal cord injuries can be devastating, often leaving victims with severe impairments such as quadriplegia, paraplegia, loss of bowel and bladder function, or permanent neuropathic pain.
Vehicle Damage Claims After a Motor Vehicle Accident
If your vehicle has been substantially damaged or written-off following a motor vehicle accident, you likely have questions about compensation, and little information at your disposal.
Loss of Housekeeping Capacity
An injury that impacts your ability to perform household tasks like cooking, cleaning, laundry, or yardwork can quickly put the value of your ability to do those things into perspective.
Case Summary: Barbe v Evans et al, 2020 ABQB 599
On October 9, 2020 the Honourable Justice Kendell issued her decision in Barbe v Evans, 2020 ABQB 599.
Guest Post: Exploring the Value of Residential Title Insurance
Title insurance provides owners and lenders of residential property with no-fault protection against many title risks inherent in real estate transactions.
Motor Vehicle Accident Claims: What is a Defence Medical Exam?
Previously on this blog we have written about the most common injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs).
A New Tort is Born in Yenovkian v Gulian, 2019 ONSC 7279: Publicity Placing a Person in a False Light
First and foremost – what is a tort? In Canadian Tort Law in a Nutshell, Margaret Kerr, JoAnn Kurtz and Laurence M Olivo provide a helpful definition: The word tort comes...
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The lands on which Edmonton sits and the North Saskatchewan River that runs through it have been the sites of natural abundance, ceremony and culture, travel and rest, relationship building, making, and trading for Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Edmonton is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Weir Bowen acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.