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Insurer Refuses to Pay Up:
Wrong Address on House Policy |
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| When Ernie and
Kathy Underwood lost their home in a fire a year ago they were devastated, but
at least they had insurance. However, the agent from whom they'd bought the
insurance put down the wrong street address. Now they're suing to try to get
coverage they'd bought and paid for. |
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Manufacturer of Children's
Car Seats to Share Cost of US $10.7-Million Penalty for Injuries |
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| Dorel
Industries Inc.'s Cosco unit, a manufacturer of children's car seats, was
ordered to share the cost of a US $10.7-million penalty for injuries suffered
by a child in a car accident. |
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City Targets Landlords in
Pot Battle |
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| The City of
Nanaimo is joining a growing number of B.C. municipalities by targeting
landlords in the fight against pot growing. City officials announced Monday
landlords will have to ensure, at their own cost or through their insurance
company, that a house used for growing pot meets strict criteria before it can
be occupied again. |
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Law Society Brings Legal
Challenge Over Court Closures |
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| On March 19,
the Law Society filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court challenging the
provincial government's decision to close 24 courthouses across B.C. and
seeking a declaration that the government's decision, and any steps taken to
implement it, are unlawful and unconstitutional. |
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Life Insurance Company
Pays Out to Widows of Criminals Who Died While Committing Crimes |
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| In the case of
Oldfield vs. Transamerica Life Canada, the respondent's husband died while
carrying 30 cocaine-filled condoms in his stomach, when one burst and caused a
fatal heart attack. In the case of Goulet vs. Transamerica Life Canada, the
respondent's husband died when a bomb he was attempting to plant in a car
exploded at Dorval Airport. |
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Chalk One Up for the
Little Guy |
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| Keith Whiten
and his wife, Daphne, scored a landmark triumph for insurance consumers Friday
and won an eight-year battle with the company that accused them of torching
their house. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 6-1 that Pilot Insurance Co.
must pay $1 million in punitive damages - by far the highest award of its kind
in Canada. |
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Self-Strangulation Voids
Life Insurance Policy |
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| The widow of a
man who died in a Helsinki hotel room from autoerotic asphyxiation may not
recover $1 million in insurance proceeds because the death was not accidental,
a judge has ruled. |
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Rio de Janeiro Tourist
Board Considers Suing Cartoon Family |
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| Rio de
Janeiro's tourist board said on Monday that it was mulling legal action against
the producers of The Simpsons show for undermining a multimillion-dollar
campaign to attract visitors. |
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