Beware of negligence lawsuits regarding property sale agreements
Ontario’s Court of Appeal found a home insurer, in principle, has a duty to defend a claim against a homeowner in a property sale, because a lower court can’t assume the home insurance policy’s exclusion for ‘intentional acts’ such as fraud would apply to a buyer’s claim of negligence. Nonetheless, the home insurer does not […]
By David Gambrill | September 16, 2024
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