Limitation Periods in Actions Under the OPCF Roque v. Pilot Insurance Company , 2012 ONCA 311 (C.A.) The plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident in 1996. He commenced an action ...
OPCF 44R - Family Protection Endorsement The Court of Appeal recently affirmed a lower court decision on the OPCF44R. In Van Bastelaar v. Bentley , [2011] O.J. No. 4666 (C.A.), the ...
Unidentified Motorist - Corroborating Evidence In our post of July 27, 2010, we blogged about the case of Pepe v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co ., [2010] O.J. No. 2138 (S.C.J....
Definition of "Struck by" or "Hit by" in Auto Insurance The Court of Appeal for Ontario has decided that coverage under one's own policy for being "struck by" or "hit by" a...
Unidentified Vehicle: The Corroborating Evidence Rule Is a passenger in an insured's motor vehicle an "independent witness" who can corroborate the insured's evidence concernin...
OPCF 44: McGrath v. Arshad, [2008] O.J. No. 5771 (S.C.J.) This decision clarifies the underinsured provisions of the OPCF 44. The at fault driver, Arshad, had $200,000 in liability insurance. There ...
Walking into a parked auto is not being "struck" or "hit" by it In Lewis v. Economical Insurance Group, [2009] O.J. No. 2853 (S.C.J.), Eberhard J. held that there is no coverage for walking into a parked ...