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Quebec courts have jurisdiction over multi-jurisdictional dispute where plaintiff suffered damage to reputation in Quebec.
The respondent commenced an action in Quebec claiming damages for loss of performance incentives and reputation after a satellite it helped manufacture was damaged during testing.
The appellants, all domiciled in the United States, brought declinatory motions challenging the jurisdiction of the Quebec courts under the Civil Code of Québec.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the Quebec courts had jurisdiction because the respondent suffered damage to its reputation at its Quebec facility.
The Court further held that the 'real and substantial connection' test is subsumed within the Code's provisions and that the appellants failed to establish that another forum was clearly more appropriate under the doctrine of forum non conveniens.
Insurer granted access to deceased insured's medical records based on signed authorization for loss analysis.
The appellant insurer issued a life insurance policy to the respondent's son, which included a supplementary indemnity for accidental death but excluded suicide.
The insured signed an authorization allowing the insurer access to his medical records for risk assessment and loss analysis.
After the insured was found drowned, the insurer suspected suicide and sought access to his medical records from the hospital, which refused.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the authorization constituted a valid waiver of confidentiality, entitling the insurer to the complete medical records to investigate the cause of death.
The Court ordered the hospital to release the records pursuant to article 402 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
