Case Bites
Each week, CBM Lawyers presents Case Bites, a summary of decisions touching on matters of insurance principles, coverage disputes, legal procedures, and other topics of note. To receive your weekly updates, subscribe using the link below.

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Case Bites for December 20, 2021
Last Week’s Court Rulings from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Court of Appeal and SCC.
Edited by Steven Graham
Kostic v Thom, 2021 ABCA 406
Negligence | Legal Representation | Summary Dismissal | Standard of Care
Case Bites for December 6, 2021
Last Week’s Court Rulings from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Court of Appeal and SCC.
Edited by Steven Graham
Loncikova v Goldstein, 2021 ABCA 390
Long Delay | Jurisdiction of a Master in Chambers | Variation of a Justice’s Order
Case Bites for November 29, 2021
Last Week’s Court Rulings from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Court of Appeal and SCC.
Edited by Steven Graham
Jacobsen v Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, 2021 ABQB 938
Prejudice | Inordinate Delay | Rule 4.31
Case Bites for November 22, 2022
Last Week’s Court Rulings from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Court of Appeal and SCC.
Edited by Steven Graham
Ross v Rancho Realty (Edmonton), 2021 ABQB 921
Rule 4.33 | Delay | Significant Advance | Procedural Order
Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47
Estoppel | Breach of Policy | Denial of Coverage | Waiver
Case Bites for November 1, 2021
Last Week’s Court Rulings from the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, Court of Appeal and SCC.
Edited by Steven Graham
Lafferty v Co-Operators General Insurance Co, 2021 ABCA 359
Limitation Period | Coverage Denial | Discoverability
Song v Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta, 2021 ABCA 361
Delay | Rule 4.31