Can Certas add itself as a third party to this action?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hills v. Suitor, 2022 ONSC 914 (CanLII):
At issue is whether the court has discretion to deny Certas its statutory right to add itself as a third party to this action, and, if so, whether the court can refuse the application because of insurer misconduct, waiver or prejudice: Marshall v. Anderson, 1936 CarswellOnt 4 (H.C.J.) at para 4.
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