Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company,
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Gillese, Brown and Jamal JJ.A. |
| Citation | 2020 ONCA 347 |
| Date | 04 June 2020 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
| Docket Number | C67837 |
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40 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 10 ' 14)
...Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121, Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347 Sundial Homes (Sharon) Limited v. Wei, 2025 ONCA 102 Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Remedies, ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 1 ' 5, 2020)
...refused, [2013] S.C.C.A. No. 377, 379, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347 Keywords: Employment Law, Liability of Employees, Breach of Contract, Breach of Duty of Good Faith, Insurance, Long-Term Disability Benefits, To......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 18 ' September 22)
...Procedure, Rule 21,01(1)(b), McHale v Lewis, 2018 ONCA 1048, Klassen v Beausoleil, 2019 ONCA 407, Burns v RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347, Tran v University of Western Ontario, 2015 ONCA 295, Miguna v Ontario (Attorney General) (2005), 205 OAC 257, Dawson v Rexcraft Storage & Ware......
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Harsch v Saskatchewan Government Insurance,
...643; Plante v Industrial Alliance Life Insurance Co. (2003), 66 OR (3d) 74 at para 39 (Sup Ct); and Burns v RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347, 151 OR (3d) 209 [31] As with other types of employees, when an insurance adjuster is sued, individ......
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37 cases
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Harsch v Saskatchewan Government Insurance,
...643; Plante v Industrial Alliance Life Insurance Co. (2003), 66 OR (3d) 74 at para 39 (Sup Ct); and Burns v RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347, 151 OR (3d) 209 [31] As with other types of employees, when an insurance adjuster is sued, individ......
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Athanasiou v King,
...granting leave to amend pleadings, with leave to amend being denied only in the clearest of cases: Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347 at para 22. In exercising its discretion to grant or deny leave, the court may consider whether the party seeking leave has provided specific......
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McCarrell v McCarrell,
...possible on the facts as alleged: Mitchell v. Lewis, 2016 ONCA 903, 134 O.R. (3d) 524, at para. 21, Burns. v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347, 151 O.R. (3d) 209, at para. 22. 47 Nevertheless, a motion to strike remains a valuable tool for uncluttering proceedings, weeding out hope......
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Stephen Campbell v. Clairvest Group Inc. et al.,
...and JACOB SHAVIT Defendants REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Koehnen J. Released: April 20, 2021 [1] Burns v RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347, at para [2] Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.6. [3] Wright v Horizons ETFS Management (Canada) Inc, 2020 ONCA 337 at para 57. [4] 14401......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 10 ' 14)
...Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121, Meekis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 534, Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347 Sundial Homes (Sharon) Limited v. Wei, 2025 ONCA 102 Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Remedies, ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 1 ' 5, 2020)
...refused, [2013] S.C.C.A. No. 377, 379, Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347 Keywords: Employment Law, Liability of Employees, Breach of Contract, Breach of Duty of Good Faith, Insurance, Long-Term Disability Benefits, To......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 18 ' September 22)
...Procedure, Rule 21,01(1)(b), McHale v Lewis, 2018 ONCA 1048, Klassen v Beausoleil, 2019 ONCA 407, Burns v RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347, Tran v University of Western Ontario, 2015 ONCA 295, Miguna v Ontario (Attorney General) (2005), 205 OAC 257, Dawson v Rexcraft Storage & Ware......
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Case Study: Burns V. RBC Life Insurance Company
...of whether or not an insurer's employee can be sued in his/her personal capacity for bad faith. Burns v. RBC Life Insurance Company, 2020 ONCA 347; varying 2019 ONSC 6977 Facts and Issues The Plaintiff insured Burns had a disability policy issued by the Defendant RBC Life Insurance. He stop......
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