Wu Conference Centre, fredericton
Registration begins at 8 am
8:30 am Limitation Periods Under the Insurance Act
Brenda J. Lutz, Q.C., Canty Lutz Delaquis Grant, Saint John
Robert B. Jackson, Law Society of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Lucie Richard, Q.C., Law Society of New Brunswick, Fredericton
9:00 am No Notice, No Claim: s.181 of the Local Governance Act
Matthew R. Letson, Lawson Creamer, Saint John
9:05 am Insurance Coverage
Edwin G. Ehrhardt, Q.C., Bingham Law • Droit, Moncton
9:15 am Automobile Insurer’s Early Settlement Results in Added Liability
Andrew C. Moss, Foster & Company, Fredericton
9:25 am “Chinese Wall”/Firewall: When the Same Insurer Provides Section A and Section B
Coverage It’s a Game of Strategy. How Should You Play Your Hand?
Justin Robichaud, Fidelis Law Droit Inc., Moncton
9:35 am The Coverage Tightrope – Non-Waiver Agreements and Reservation of Rights Letters
Robert M. Creamer, Q.C., Lawson Creamer, Saint John
9:45 am “Deny, Deny, Deny” – The Top 5 Exclusions/Breaches Under the Standard Automobile
Policy
Bruce D. Grant, Canty Lutz Delaquis Grant, Saint John
10:05 am Health Break
10:20 am Releases, Confidentiality Agreements and Penalty Clauses
Niiti Simmonds, Cavalluzzo LLP, Toronto
10:35 am Just Pick One Already: Which Section(s) of the Insurance Act Applies to Disability
Insurance Claims and Why Does it Matter?
Ronald J. Savoy, Bingham Law, Moncton
10:45 am Burning Issues in Fire Insurance Claims
Emmy M. Chiasson, Bingham Law, Moncton
10:55 am Untangling the Contractual Liability Exclusions
Ryan Burgoyne, Cox & Palmer, Fredericton
11:05 am It’s not Identity Theft, It’s Subrogation! When You Step Into the Insured’s Shoes to Pursue a
Claim
Lucie LaBoissonnière, McInnes Cooper, Moncton
11:20 am Overview of Damages in LTD Insurance Litigation
David Brannen, Resolute Legal, Moncton
Marie-Josée Ouellette, B. Sc., J.D., Fidelis Law Droit, Moncton
11:30 am Sorting Out the Tab for Section B Insurers When There are Multiple Accidents
Chantal A. Thibodeau, Q.C., Stewart McKelvey, Moncton
11:45 am Deductibility of Collateral Benefits from Long-Term Disability Benefits
Steven Rastin, Rastin & Associates, Barrie, Midland, Collingwood, Orilla and Owen Sound,
Ontario
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm The (In)Economies of Economic Loss
Nathalie L. Godbout, Q.C. & Catherine Fawcett, Godbout Fawcett, Saint John
1:30 pm Litigating off the Beaten Path (Exploring Public Nuisance)
Neil Searles, Zuber & Company LLP, Toronto
1:45 pm “But I Only Said it on Facebook…: Defamation in the Social Media Age
Matthew R. Letson, Lawson Creamer, Saint John
1:55 pm Bent Out of Shape: Why No One is Happy with Bent v McFarlane, 2018 NBCA 17
Katherine Donovan, Canty Lutz Delaquis Grant, Saint John
2:05 pm Specific, Unique Applications of Contributory Negligence
Jessica Melanson, Melanson Law, Fredericton
2:25 pm Multi-Party Settlements: Privilege and Procedure in Mary Carter and Pierringer Agreements
Sarah Dever Letson, Stewart McKelvey, Saint John
2:40 pm Coverage for Innocent Co-Insureds
Deirdre L. Wade, Q.C., Cox & Palmer, Saint John
2:55 pm Health Break
3:10 pm The Leafy Legal Debate Over Insurance Coverage for Medical Marijuana
Kelly T. VanBuskirk, Lawson Creamer, Saint John
3:25 pm Caution: Moguls Ahead@ -- Ski Resorts, Waivers, and Consumer Protection Legislation (A
review of Schnarr v. Blue Mountain Ski Resorts and Woodhouse v. Snow Valley Resorts)
Kevin C. Toner, E.J. Mockler, P C., Fredericton
3:35 pm The Bankrupt Client: Implications and Considerations
Steven L. Veniot, Gorman Nason, Saint John
3:45 pm The Application of the Material Contribution Test to Damages
Jason Caissie, Foster & Company, Fredericton
3:55 pm E.D.G. v. Hammer (time) – You Can’t Apportion These Indivisible Damages
Derek J. Vihvelin, Crocco Hunter, Woodstock
4:05 pm Overall Loss of Function – Damages When There are Tortious and Non-Tortious Injuries
and Diseases
Mathieu Picard, Fidelis Law Droit Inc., Moncton
4:20 pm Solicitor-Client Costs in LTD Cases
Timothy M. Hopkins, Brenton Kean, Saint John
