Insurance
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January 17, 2025
U-Haul faces proposed class action in Quebec over alleged failure to use winter tires on rentals
Truck rental giant U-Haul is facing a proposed class action in Quebec over allegations that it rented out its vehicles to customers without winter tires as required by law and failed to inform them.
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January 16, 2025
Proposed U.S. tariffs could cost B.C. $69B in economic activity, 124,000 jobs, province estimates
The imposition of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threatened 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports could cost British Columbia 124,000 jobs and $69 billion in economic activity between 2025 and 2028, according to a B.C. Ministry of Finance impact assessment.
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January 16, 2025
Blakes partner roster expands
Blakes has named Allan Morgan, Rodney Perkins, Brittany Shamess, Christina Sutcliffe, Daniel Szirmak and Annika Wang as new partners.
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January 16, 2025
Was it really inevitable? The challenging defence of inevitable accident in motor vehicle cases
In short, an inevitable accident is an accident that was unavoidable. While it sounds straightforward, it is challenging to prove.
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January 15, 2025
New anti money laundering rules increase obligations for private ATM owners, title insurers
Owners of white label automated teller machines (ATM) and title insurers will be subjected to enhanced disclosure obligations and reporting requirements starting Oct. 1, 2025, according to regulatory amendments issued earlier this month.
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January 15, 2025
Blakes announces new partners in Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver
Claire Hildebrand, Jean-Simon Lamarre, Rachel Lehman, Fraser Malcolm, Sophie Mansfield and Mike Maodus have been made partners at Blakes.
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January 14, 2025
Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium ordered to pay $2 million for violating Fisheries Act and mining regulations
The Court of Quebec has fined Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc. $2 million after the mining company pleaded guilty to eight counts of violating the Fisheries Act and the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations.
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January 14, 2025
Settlement of $7.3 million reached in Windsor highrise fire class action
A settlement of $7.3 million has been reached in a class action relating to a fire in a downtown Windsor, Ont. highrise apartment building that displaced its tenants.
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January 14, 2025
New partners at Blakes
Michael Barrett, Rochelle Collette, Rebecca Dawe, John Fast Catherine Gagné and Marc-Philippe Gagnon have been made partners at Blakes.
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January 13, 2025
2024 costliest year in Canadian history for weather-related insurance losses at $8.5 billion
Insured damage in 2024 caused by severe weather events exceeded $8 billion for the first time ever in Canada, surpassing the previous record of $6 billion in 2016 from the Fort McMurray wildfires and was triple that of the losses in 2023. It was also 12 times the $701 million annual average for the 2001-2010 decade, according to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc.