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Court orders Union of Canada Life to be liquidated
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered the winding-up of Union of Canada Life, saying that the life insurer has insufficient capital to ensure long-term viability
Category: Legal Issues
Ex BP worker claims in whistleblower lawsuit he was fired for airing oil cleanup concerns
A former BP employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company, claiming he was fired for airing concerns about the cleanup after the 2010 Gulf oil spill – the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history
Vancouver police recommend 63 more charges in Stanley Cup riot
One hundred rioters now face total of 278 charges
Insurance fraudster pleads guilty to bilking insurers out of $1.5 million
Police said they became suspicious after noticing that one crashed vehicle had been driven only one kilometre since its previous crash
Random breath testing legislation needed, says MADD Canada
“This is a tool that will save about 248 lives and prevent about 14,624 injuries every year, and it will save Canada about $4.3 billion annually,” says MADD Canada
Google fined for bad autocomplete suggestion on French insurance company
Search engine fined $65,000 after its autocomplete suggested “crook” or “scammer” after company name
Todd Bertuzzi drops third-party lawsuit against former coach
Marc Crawford no longer liable for any damages in Steve Moore’s lawsuit
Court rules Ontario $50 billion lawsuit against tobacco companies can proceed
The province launched a lawsuit against a group of 14 Canadian, American and British-based tobacco companies in 2009 to help recover costs of treating people with smoking-related illnesses
Relationship breakup following collision “too remote to create liability”
By Erik Magraken on Jan 09, 2012 in Legal Issues
Plaintiff experienced difficulties with his partner and eventually she asked the Plaintiff to leave. The Court found that this event was too remote to attract damages
Presumed-dead insurance fraudster arrested in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police arrest man trying to fill forged prescription and discover his fugitive status in the United States
U.S. District Court rules Iran behind September 11 attacks
By ILSTV Staff on Dec 29, 2011 in Legal Issues
Judge George Daniels in Manhattan signed a default judgment finding Iran, the Taliban and al Qaeda liable in the 2001 attacks
Insurer for Sandusky charity argues over legal expenses
New Jersey-based Federal Insurance Co., a subsidiary of The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, says that any illegal acts committed by Sandusky were not committed in his capacity as an official of Second Mile
Judge overturns insurance fraud conviction using poetry
By ILSTV Staff on Dec 28, 2011 in Legal Issues
In his ruling in The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v Daniel Goodson III, Justice Eakin released six pages of rhyming ruling in the series of stanzas
More Vancouver riot charges announced
Sixteen men and four women are among the suspected rioters. The average age is 19, with the ages ranging from 15 to 27
Defendant not liable for collision caused by black ice
By Erik Magraken on Dec 15, 2011 in Legal Issues
This case, along with the fast approaching winter season, makes this an opportune time to remind passengers injured in single vehicle collisions of the use their statement to ICBC can have on their injury claim
Deadly W.Va. mine explosion yields $210 million settlement; individuals can still face charges
The settlement includes $46.5 million in criminal restitution to the miners’ families, $128 million for cutting-edge mine-safety improvements, research and training, and $35 million in penalties for years of safety violations at Upper Big Branch and other mines operated by Massey
Alberta government says court ruling on B.C. drunk driving rules doesn’t apply
Alberta justice officials said their proposed legislation takes pains to make sure that any sanctions piled on top of a drunk-driving charge are based on legally admissible evidence
First 61 Stanley Cup riot charges laid
By ILSTV Staff on Dec 02, 2011 in Legal Issues
Each report on each suspected rioter was well over 500 pages in length
BC court says part of drunk driving law is unconstitutional
Justice Jon Sigurdson says automatic roadside prohibition is a Charter infringement and “not a reasonable limit which is demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.”
