With the benefit of substantial trial experience, our lawyers advise on the full range of policy and coverage. They have counselled on re-insurance disputes in many forums and are frequently engaged in cases involving insurance carriers and questions of policy interpretation, bad faith and punitive damages. We have also advised and acted for directors and officers in complex class action claims involving corporate officers.

Our familiarity with coverage issues includes: expected or intended damage or injury; known loss; trigger of coverage; allocation among insurers; sudden and accidental, as well as the absolute, pollution exclusion; late notice; clean-up costs as damages; owned property exclusion; alienated premises exclusion; post-acquisition coverage; drop-down issues; "other insurance" issues; and the obligations owed by a primary insurer to an excess insurer.

Practice Contact: Glenn Smith - (416) 865-2927

Insurance Cases
Alofs v. Temple Insurance Co. [2005] O.J. No. 4372 (S.C.J.). Lawyer:  Peter Griffin		Martin v. American International Assurance Life Co. [2003] 1 S.C.R. 158. Lawyers:  Peter Griffin and Nina Bombier
Boreal Insurance Inc.  v. Lafarge Canada Inc. [2004] O.J. No. 1571 (S.C.J. ).  Lawyer:  Glenn Smith		Alie v. Bertrand & Frere Construction Co. [2002] O.J. No. 4697 (C.A.). Lawyers:  Glenn Smith
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hollinger Inc. [2004] O.J. No. 481 (C.A.). Lawyers:  Glenn Smith and Nina Bombier		Society of Lloyd’s v. Meinzer [2001] O.J. No. 3403 (C.A.).  Lawyers:  Alan Lenczner and Glenn Smith

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