Pierre Bazinet is a founding partner of the firm. He focuses his practice in Litigation.

Pierre represents insurers and clients from the manufacturing and retail sectors in litigation, bodily injury, general liability and product liability cases.

He assists clients in all aspects of their claims, including risk management.

Pierre has acquired over the past 20 years a rich and diversified experience in litigation that benefits all of our clients.

Representative matters

Product liability

Defended retailers and manufacturers of household appliances, plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning appliances sued for damages caused by the use of their products, including:

Defended a foam cube manufacturer sued by a trampoline park user who became tetraplegic.

Defended a home improvement store sued for selling a product that caused a fire that destroyed several homes.

Defended a shingle manufacturer sued for the premature degradation of its product including:

• Construction GMR inc. v. Syndicat des copropriétaires du 521 de Cannes à Gatineau)

Bodily injury claims

Defended grocery stores, supermarkets, restaurants, bars, drug stores, municipalities, sports organizations, contractors and snow removers sued for bodily injury including:

• Shellard v. Hudson’s Bay Company
• Trudel Leroux v. Zellers inc.,
• Armstrong Matte v. Richer Super Marché (1979) Inc.,
• Gagnon v. Complexe hospitalier de la Sagamie,
• Vaillant v. Mercier (Ville)
• Serrentino v. Syndicat Northcrest

Insurance coverage

Successfully represented an insurer who denied coverage to its policyholders due to damage following late reporting:

• Rosenstein v. Guarantee Company of North America,

Subrogation

Insurers acting in recovery against those responsible for damage sustained by their policyholders, including:

• Cie d’assurance Bélair v. Accessoires électroniques Bomar Inc.,
• Citadelle, Cie d’assurances générales v. Biomedco Services Inc.

Security services

Security agencies, alarm companies, bars, and shops sued for alleged deficiencies in their security services and causing damage including:

• Wharton v. 7350121 Canada inc. (New City Gas),
• Laberge-Poirier v. Dastoli,
• Cajou v. Zellers Inc.
• Acier Century inc. v. Ville de Montréal

Professional liability/ E&O

Defended professionals in E&O claims including:

• XL Insurance Company Ltd. v. Société de gestion Cogir, s.e.n.c.

Counsels and associations

• Chamber of damage insurance: accredited trainer
• Quebec Damage Insurance Institute: accredited trainer
• Association of Risk and Insurance Managers of Quebec: associate member
• Young Bar of Montreal: former Councilor/Chairman of the Public Affairs Committee
• Bar of Montreal: former member of various liaison committees