Our Areas of Expertise Include:
- Road Maintenance and Design Liability: Representing Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation for over 40 years, we have extensive knowledge and experience in defending road liability claims.
- Products Liability Claims: Our lawyers regularly represent insurers in defending product liability claims, handling cases involving significant personal injury and property damage.
- Construction / E & O Claims: We specialize in defending errors and omissions claims made against architects, engineers, and construction contractors, providing robust legal defense and support.
- Professional Negligence: With a focus on defending errors and omissions claims against various professionals, we provide comprehensive legal support tailored to our clients’ needs.
- Personal Injury Defence: Our team is highly experienced in defending personal injury claims through tort actions and accident benefits claims, ensuring our clients receive exceptional legal representation.
Comprehensive Insurance and Risk Management Services
Miller Thomson understands the intricacies of insurance and risk management. With one of the largest independent insurance practices in Canada, our Insurance & Risk Management group provides seamless service to insurers and industry players. With a focus on efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and timeliness, we offer a full range of services, including property and casualty, automobile liability, bad faith claims, life and disability, construction litigation, oil & gas / energy risks, errors & omissions professional liability and much more. Our experienced lawyers are committed to providing the highest level of service to our clients, ensuring their needs are met effectively and efficiently.
Notable matters
- Represented an animal feed manufacturer in the defence of a claim seeking a multi-million dollar damage award relating to alleged deficiencies and contamination in a pig feed product
- Involved in the defence of product liability claims arising from toxic shock
- Involved in substantial litigation relating to defective condominium apartment buildings allegedly arising from negligence by engineers, architects and contractors
- Represented a brokerage firm in the defence of a multimillion dollar negligence claim which also involves alleged negligence on the part of a bank connected with the financing of the development of two large pieces of commercial property
- Were successful in resolving a large and complex conspiracy action involving a number of insurers
