Blaney McMurtry LLP Barristers & Solicitors

With three decades of experience in litigating commercial and insurance-related disputes at the trial and appellate levels, Rod Winsor continues to specialize in high level, high profile cases nationally and internationally.

Mass tort actions he has handled include the bombing of Air India 182, the shooting down of KAL 007, the Cincinnati Air Canada fire, the sinking of the Ocean Ranger and a variety of landfill and industrial pollution claims. He also litigates claims against companies, directors and officers relating to various frauds and class proceedings for both defendants and plaintiffs.

Rod is a partner in Blaney McMurtry LLP and has been awarded an Av ranking, the highest rating possible by Martindale-Hubbell, the prestigious international lawyer ranking service. Rod has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2008 Lexpert Canadian Legal Directory as a leading practitioner in Commercial Insurance Litigation. Recently, Rod has concentrated on environmental and multi-jurisdictional litigation in Canada and the U.S. These claims involve aviation conspiracy, technology and intellectual property, construction, product and professional liability, employment and pollution claims. He has successfully litigated catastrophic injury cases and completed a year long civil conspiracy trial involving allegations of bribery in the aviation industry.

Rod regularly deals with the assessment and litigation of insurance coverage issues. He is experienced in mediation and domestic and international commercial arbitration.

As a writer, Rod is co-author of “The Insurance Act of Ontario Annotated” published by Butterworths and has recently completed “Good Faith in Canadian Insurance Law”, published by Canada Law Book. He also delivered the Law Society of Upper Canada Annual Lecture on Governmental Duty of Care and Liability for Regulatory Negligence.

Rod has published papers on such topics as “Liability of Government Arising Out of Its Regulatory Functions”, “The Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations”, “Environmental Coverage Issues”, “Mass Torts” and “Reducing Damages and Defense Costs in Environmental Claims”. He has also published “The Defense of Multi-Jurisdictional Product Liability Claims”, Handling First Party Claims By The Insured”, “Liability Insurance-Recovery by Insured of Uninsured Portion of Claim” and “Commercial Insurance Law.”

With three decades of experience in litigating commercial and insurance-related disputes at the trial and appellate levels, Rod Winsor continues to specialize in high level, high profile cases nationally and internationally.

Mass tort actions he has handled include the bombing of Air India 182, the shooting down of KAL 007, the Cincinnati Air Canada fire, the sinking of the Ocean Ranger and a variety of landfill and industrial pollution claims. He also litigates claims against companies, directors and officers relating to various frauds and class proceedings for both defendants and plaintiffs.

Rod is a partner in Blaney McMurtry LLP and has been awarded an Av ranking, the highest rating possible by Martindale-Hubbell, the prestigious international lawyer ranking service. Rod has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2008 Lexpert Canadian Legal Directory as a leading practitioner in Commercial Insurance Litigation. Recently, Rod has concentrated on environmental and multi-jurisdictional litigation in Canada and the U.S. These claims involve aviation conspiracy, technology and intellectual property, construction, product and professional liability, employment and pollution claims. He has successfully litigated catastrophic injury cases and completed a year long civil conspiracy trial involving allegations of bribery in the aviation industry.

Rod regularly deals with the assessment and litigation of insurance coverage issues. He is experienced in mediation and domestic and international commercial arbitration.

As a writer, Rod is co-author of “The Insurance Act of Ontario Annotated” published by Butterworths and has recently completed “Good Faith in Canadian Insurance Law”, published by Canada Law Book. He also delivered the Law Society of Upper Canada Annual Lecture on Governmental Duty of Care and Liability for Regulatory Negligence.

Rod has published papers on such topics as “Liability of Government Arising Out of Its Regulatory Functions”, “The Doctrine of Reasonable Expectations”, “Environmental Coverage Issues”, “Mass Torts” and “Reducing Damages and Defense Costs in Environmental Claims”. He has also published “The Defense of Multi-Jurisdictional Product Liability Claims”, Handling First Party Claims By The Insured”, “Liability Insurance-Recovery by Insured of Uninsured Portion of Claim” and “Commercial Insurance Law.”