MEREDITH HARPER

(Partner)

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Toronto, Ontario
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MEREDITH HARPER

Meredith is an experienced litigator, having worked at the plaintiff personal injury firm of Oatley Vigmond LLP prior to joining Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP. She is a confident advocate, with reported decisions at the Ontario Court of Appeal, Divisional Court, Superior Court, and the LAT.

Meredith practices in all manner of insurance litigation and general liability claims – with a focus on large loss and complex cases.

Meredith is also the co-chair of the firm’s Appellate practice group. Professionally, she is committed to providing mentorship to students and new lawyers.

Meredith was called to the Ontario Bar in 2011 and became a partner in 2020.

Practice
Groups

Appellate

1

Loss Transfer And Priority Disputes

2

Special Investigations

3

General Liability

4

Catastrophic Loss

5

Examination Under Oath (EUO)

6

Decisions

Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co v. Allstate Insurance Co of Canada Jan 25, 2023
Moran v. Fabrizi 2023 ONCA 21 Jan 16, 2023
Nash v Aviva General Insurance Co., 2022 ONSC 7276 Nov 30, 2022
W.A. and Certas Home and Auto, Order dated August 31, 2022 Aug 31, 2022
Zurich Insurance Company v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada Aug 05, 2022
Vespa v. Aviva General Insurance DC 21-697 Jun 07, 2022
Treiers v. Kmith et al, 2022 ONSC 2145 Apr 07, 2022
REDA et al. v. BIGHAM et al. #1 Endorsement – CV-14-00004098-0000 Apr 05, 2022
Chi Ping Fang v. Aviva insurance Co, 2022 ONLAT 20-009264 Jan 11, 2022
Treiers v. Kunith et al, 2021 ONSC 8536 Dec 31, 2021
Roszczka v. Tiwari, 2021 ONSC 2372 Mar 29, 2021
Duggan v. Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Co., 2020 ONCA 788 Dec 15, 2020
Robbins v. Yekani, 2020 ONSC 7325 Nov 27, 2020
Robbins v. Yekani, 2020 ONSC 6148 Oct 08, 2020
19-005344 v. Certas Home and Auto Insurance Jun 30, 2020
19-005337 v. Certas Home and Auto Insurance Jun 30, 2020
Ontario (Finance) v. Elite Insurance Company, 2018 ONCA 809 Oct 09, 2018
17-006163 v. Aviva Insurance Canada Sep 28, 2018
17-006162 v. Aviva Insurance Canada Sep 28, 2018
Aviva and Abbas/Al-Khunfusi, Appeal, Final Decision, FSCO 5465 Jan 10, 2018
Smith v. Allstate Insurance Co., 2017 ONCA 843 Nov 02, 2017
Tesfagiorgis and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (FSCO A14-003779) – Expenses Apr 24, 2017
Hussen and Royal SunAlliance., Arbitration, Final Decision, FSCO 5140 Feb 06, 2017
Tesfagiorgis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. (FSCO A14-003779) Dec 05, 2016
RL and Royal and SunAlliance, Arbitration, Preliminary Issue, FSCO 5082 Nov 30, 2016
Paransothy v. Unifund / Motion, FSCO 4747 Jan 18, 2016
Kirupanithy v. State Farm / Final Decision, FSCO 4691 Nov 16, 2015
RL v. Royal & SunAlliance / Preliminary Issue, FSCO 4681 Nov 04, 2015
Warsame v. State Farm / Final Decision, FSCO 4664 Oct 26, 2015
Puri v. Unifund / Final Decision, FSCO 4296 Oct 06, 2014
Intact Insurance Co. v. Najafzadeh Jun 18, 2014

Recent Publications

Events

Meredith Harper will be a panelist at this year’s Motor Vehicle Litigation Summit

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Sep 20, 2022
Appellate

Duggan v. Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation – direction from the Court of Appeal on Bifurcation and stare decisis

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Dec 18, 2020
Appellate

Motions to Strike a Jury – an Evidence Based Approach

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Nov 19, 2020
Appellate

Who’s Suing Who? – Tuffnail v Meekes

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Jul 13, 2020
Appellate

Taking an Off Coverage Position After Defending the Claim without a Reservation of Rights or Non Waiver Agreement Causes Waiver of Rights by insurer

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Aug 28, 2019
Appellate

But For Misstating the Test – “But For” is the Causation Test for Accident Benefits: Sabadash v State Farm

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Feb 19, 2019
Appellate

Silos Replace Apples: Treatment of Collateral Benefit Deductions in the Court of Appeal

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Dec 17, 2018
Appellate

Does an Improper Cancellation of an Insurance Policy Stay in Force Perpetually: CAO Says Not on the Facts of this Case

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Oct 11, 2018
Blogs

Status of Being an Insured Person Comes from SABS Definitions and Nowhere Else: 18-001020 v Wawanesa

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Oct 10, 2018
Appellate

Reasonableness Standard Applied by Court of Appeal Even Where Parties Agree to Correctness Standard in Arbitration Agreement

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Apr 03, 2018
Blogs

Last Minute Surveillance Prior To Trial Can Lead To Mistrial and Lots of Costs

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Jan 25, 2018
Blogs

Executive Chair Extends LATitude to Limitations in Reconsideration on Her Own Initiative

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Jan 16, 2018
Appellate

Causation Test For Accident Benefits IS The “But For” Test: FSCO Director Decision

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Sep 25, 2017
Blogs

David v. Tangri: Using the Deemed Undertaking Rule to Use a Plaintiff’s Tort Discovery Transcript at the LAT

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Sep 14, 2017
Appellate

The Standard of Review: Pretty Soon Someone Will Get Tired of Reviewing This

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Jul 04, 2017
Blogs

Court Dismisses Constitutional Challenge of SABS and Tort Amendments in Ontario Insurance Act

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Jun 05, 2017
Appellate

How Much LATitude is there for Adding Issues to Existing FSCO Cases after April 1, 2016: Aviva and Duong

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Feb 01, 2017
Blogs

Section 33 Non Compliance Can Bite A Claimant: Tesfagiorgis and State Farm (FSCO A14-003779)

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Jan 25, 2017
Appellate

Watkins v. Western Assurance Company, part 1 No OCF-1 or OCF-3! – A son’s claim for non earner benefits as a result of his mother’s accident dismissed by way of summary judgement

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Nov 29, 2016
Appellate

Watkins v. Western Assurance Company, part 2 A son’s derivative claim for breach of contract, mental distress and loss of income due to the alleged negligent handling of his mother’s accident benefits claim

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Nov 29, 2016
Appellate

Protecting Privileged Surveillance and a Defendant’s First Right of Discovery

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Nov 20, 2016
Blogs

Nailing Down Inconsistencies and Asking the Adjudicator to Draw a Negative Inference – Lan Thi Nguyen and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (FSCO A13-012623)

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Nov 09, 2016
Blogs

Can An Insurer Deny a Claim for Misrepresentation After Honouring It Initially: Kayretli and the Personal

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Nov 02, 2016
Blogs

Tutorial on Procedural Fairness – Waldock v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 2016 ONSC 6546

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Oct 27, 2016
Appellate

Are Computer Generated Records Sufficient Evidence to Prove A Cancellation of a Policy?

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Apr 26, 2016
Blogs

FSCO Assesses the Capacity of a Self-Represented Claimant

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Jan 07, 2016
Appellate

Sagan v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, 2014 ONCA 720: The Ontario Court of Appeal speaks (again) on the limitation period issue in accident benefit claims

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Nov 10, 2014
Blogs

Sagan v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
May 16, 2014
General Liability

Rewarding Trepass and Other Enigmas – The Strange World of Self-Exclusion and Casino Liability

MEREDITH HARPER
MEREDITH HARPER
Apr 19, 2010
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