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News & Events
Trips, Traps and Jurisdiction - Part II
by Melissa A. Kehrer and John A. Olah
4/25/2008
When you are put on notice of claims arising within Ontario, or when you are notified of claims or lawsuits against insureds arising outside of the province, claims handlers should immediately turn their minds to the question of jurisdiction.Claims Canada Magazine - February/March 2008
Which is the best and most appropriate forum for the action?
In this article, Melissa Kehrer discusses issues of determining whether Ontario court's have jurisdiction over claims brought in Ontario by non-resident claimants for occurrences which arise in Ontario, or over claims brought in Ontario but arising in other provinces or countries and how it must also be determined whether another forum is better connected to said claim.
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