RSS Continues to Excel Before the Courts

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Bulletins / Insurance Law

9 March 2023

Where do you keep your corrosive cleaner?

The Facts La Capitale was claiming reimbursement of more than $137,000 in compensation paid to its insureds following water damage that occurred in their home on February 2, 2017. La Capitale was thus suing the general contractor who built the residence in 2012, the distributor of the faucet whose flexible pipe failed, as well as […]
Bulletins / Insurance Law

17 March 2023

The strict standard applicable to the exclusion clause for suicide

On February 3, 2023, in Bolduc v. SSQ Assurance, 2023 QCCS 266, the Superior Court once again reminded the insurance industry that strict compliance with the rules governing the drafting of exclusion clauses, particularly in the case of suicide, is essential to avoid unfortunate consequences for insurers. The facts in dispute On November 23, 2006, […]
Bulletins / Insurance Law

27 February 2023

The Insured Left Its Imprint

Was there a sufficient insurable interest for this insured whose building housed a printing business owned by a different entity with the same shareholder? On January 12, 2023, the Honourable Dominique Poulin of the Superior Court of Quebec answered this question in a decision on the notion of insurable interest: 9208-9499 Québec inc. c. Royal […]
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Civil and Commercial Litigation / News

23 March 2023

RSS Continues to Excel Before the Courts

On March 15, 2023, the Superior Court rendered a judgment in a commercial leasing matter in which our client, the owner and lessor of a warehouse in Montréal, was being pursued for over $100,000.00 by a former tenant.  The dispute turned on an interpretation of a clause in the lease, which established the tenant’s responsibility […]
Family Law / News

17 March 2023

RSS Welcomes Tara Etcovitch in its Family Law Group

RSS is proud to announce that Tara Etcovitch is joining today its team in the Family Law Group. Tara has been practicing almost exclusively in the area of family law since being called to the Quebec Bar in 2009.
Insurance Law / News

13 March 2023

Alice Bourgault-Roy, New Partner With RSS

Robinson Sheppard Shapiro is pleased to announce that Alice Bourgault-Roy, from our Insurance Law  Group, has become partner with the firm. An important part of Alice’s work consists of defending professionals. Alice also handles numerous files related to general civil liability. She represents contractors, sellers, manufacturers, landlords, municipalities, corporations, and individuals in cases related to […]
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