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<How does Pierringer Agreement apply in the context of civil action?> –>When the plaintiff enters into a settlement agreement with some of the defendants resolving his claim, it releases those defendants from liability to the plaintiff. Pierringer Agreements allow the removal of a settling Defendant from an action and the plaintiff can continue to proceed … Read More

PwC to Pay $55 Million to Settle Madoff-Related Lawsuit – from The Wall Street Journal

Investors had accused PwC of negligence in auditing Madoff feeder fund By Jacqueline Palank Follow Jan. 7, 2016 4:55 pm ET PricewaterhouseCoopers agreed to pay $55 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors in feeder funds that funneled their cash to Bernard Madoff. The cash deal, filed Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court, … Read More

When a plaintiff wants to resile from a settlement, what evidence does the court require?

Milos v. Zagas 1998 CanLII 7119 (ON CA), Sher v. Paletta, 1996 CanLII 286 (ON CA); Vanderkop v Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2005 CanLII 39686 (ON SC)] -The plaintiff executed her settlement documents of her claims against the defendants Sun Life and TD Insurance in respect of her entitlement to LTD benefits and tort damages. … Read More

British family whose son was killed in crash files U.S. lawsuit against wife of American official – from Washington Post

LONDON — The family of Harry Dunn, the 19-year-old motorcyclist killed by a car driven on the wrong side of an English roadway by the wife of a U.S. official, filed a U.S. federal lawsuit against the driver, Anne Sacoolas, on Wednesday. The lawsuit, which claims wrongful death and seeks financial damages, represents a significant … Read More

Statutory accident benefits settlement amounts are deductible from tort awards

<Mikolic v. Tanguay 2016 ONSC 71> -This case represents no double recovery is allowed in the motor vehicle tort awards. -S.267.8 of the Insurance Act was enacted for the purpose of eliminating double recovery in the tort recovery. -The trial judge declined to deduct the statutory accident benefits settlement amount accepted by the plaintiff for … Read More