Slapshot costs mom $44,000
A mother has been ordered to pay $44,000 in damages after his 15-year old son slapped a puck that accidently struck a nine-year old boy in the face.
Category: Rulings
Suicide not a workplace injury, rules tribunal
Tribunal rules that cop’s suicide is not a workplace injury.
Insurers risk hefty bill if they (erroneously) conclude they have no duty to defend
Insurance companies who conclude that they have no duty to defend an insurer facing an action, and by extension no obligation to indemnify, risk being surprised with a hefty bill.
Quebec Appeal Court overturns ruling dealing with Mulroney-Schreiber affair
The Quebec Court of Appeal recently overturned a ruling that temporarily suspended a civil suit launched by German-Canadian lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber against former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
Quebec minister has wide powers over immigration rules appeal court
The Quebec government has wide discretionary powers to issue selection certificates to foreign nationals seeking to settle permanently in the province.
Media restrictions in courthouses does not obstruct freedom of expression
Québec media restricted from using cameras and conducting interviews except in designated areas of the courthouse.
Elderly molester to serve sentence in seniors home
A 93-year old man who sexually abused his daughters nearly fifty years go was condemned to two years less a day to be served in the community due to his advanced age and health problems.