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SVR has acted as counsel in several cases involving multi-million dollar claims arising from losses and damages to oil-production facilities and pipelines.
By its very nature, work in the energy sector comes with some risks. The lawyers at SVR have worked with Alberta-based and international petrochemical companies, natural gas companies, refineries, processing plans and distributors when those risks occur and a claim is made. Over the years, our team has acted on claims involving defective equipment and installation, bodily injuries and fatalities, environmental damage and pollution, explosions and fires.
To learn more about our experience acting on insurance claims in the energy sector, please contact a member of the SVR team.
Energy Practice Team
Nebozuk v Northbridge General Insurance Company, 2025 ABKB 197 is a recent interesting case pertaining to limitation periods for claims made under SEF 44.
In Amour the Court held that a person is not automatically an “occupant” of a vehicle for the purpose of an exclusion clause.
Bill 47’s intent is to streamline compensation for accident-related injuries, limit litigation, and create a consistent benefit structure across the province.
Limitation periods are a public interest consideration in the legal system which seeks to weigh a person’s right to sue with a person’s right not to have potential legal claims held over them indefinitely.
Must an insurer must provide liability coverage for bodily injury caused by an insured who pled guilty to a criminal offense that caused the injury?
In Busato, Gore denied the claim due to the fact that the appellant had grown approximately 25 marijuana plants.
Trotter and Morton Limited v Biegel, 2024 ABCA 312 is a case of interest with respect to what factual issues can be dealt with on summary judgment versus what requires a trial.
This case serves as a cautionary tale to insurers and as a reminder of their duty of good faith.
Norris v Vomacka represents the first opportunity for the Alberta Courts to consider the new “three-expert rule” implemented by Bill 41.