Jeff Davies is quoted in The Globe and Mail article “Ontario Cracks Down on Spurious Lawsuits”
Jeff Davies is quoted in The Globe and Mail article by Jeff Gray and Adrian Morrow entitled “Ontario Cracks Down on Spurious Lawsuits”. Click the link below to read full article. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontario-cracks-down-on-spurious-lawsuits/article12327218/
Jeff Davies quoted in Urbanland article: Canada/Pacific Northwest
Jeff Davies is quoted in the January/February 2013 issue of Urbanland in the Special Section article by Mark Sheridan entitled Canada/Pacific Northwest. Click the link below – Jeff’s quote is on page 99. Canada Pacific Northwest
Rejection of a Claim of Bias against Arbitrators
On February 3, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Scandinavian Reinsurance Company Limited v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. The court reversed the lower court’s
US Bankruptcy Judge Approves Lehman Brothers Settlement
A US Bankruptcy Judge has approved a $90 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against Lehman’s former CEO and 13 other executives. The Judge was not persuaded by the objections made by other Lehman officers
Priority Dispute Among Former Directors
An interesting legal dispute is taking shape among different groups of former directors and officers associated with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its affiliates. Seven former directors – from Structured Asset Securities Corp, Lehman’s mortgage-backed
Davies Howe Hosts ACC Education Program
On May 31, 2011, in association with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Ontario Chapter, Davies Howe Partners LLP hosted a continuing legal education program entitled “Corporate Responsibilities – Appropriate Uses of Surveillance and Related Privacy
Corporate Reimbursement of the Legal Expenses of Former Directors
In Med-Chem Health Care Ltd. v. Misir (2010), 103 O.R. (3d) 769, the Ontario Court of Appeal agreed with the motion judge’s decision requiring a corporation to provide an indemnity to former directors for legal
US Appeal Court Considers Products Exclusion
In a recent American case – W3i Mobile, LLC v. Westchester Fire Insurance Company, 2011 WL 500213 (C.A.8 (Minn.)) – the US Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit considered a “Products Exclusion” in a
Federal Court of Appeal Considers Unionization of Ship Captains
On March 10, 2011, Bob Howe and Randy Ai of Davies Howe Partners LLP appeared before the Federal Court of Appeal on a judicial review of a decision by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (“the Board”). The impugned
Allocation of Defence Costs
Dunn v. Chubb Insurance, 2011 ONCA 36, is part of the continuing saga of the failed Nortel Networks. There is nothing really new in this recent Court of Appeal of Ontario decision which discusses allocation