Michael J. Hewitt- Other Litigation- Insurance Fraud

Insurance Fraud 

Michael J. Hewitt has a proven track record in business litigation.

Cases

• 2011 BCSC 1106
  Judgments for conversion and conspiracy against many defendants in stolen vehicle scheme, with punitive damage awards.
• 2011 BCCA 51
  Appeal decision resulting in new trial on civil conspiracy and conversion claims
• 2010 BCSC 338 
  Judgment for an insurance company, following a lengthy trial of conspiracy and vehicle conversion allegations, awarding special damages, general damages, punitive damages and costs against several participants in a stolen-vehicle scheme.
• 2010 BCSC 217
  Judgment following an insurance fraud trial awarding special damages, general damages, punitive damages and costs against several participants in a staged-accident scheme.
• 2009 BCSC 1051
  Judgment for an insurance company, following a lengthy trial of conspiracy and vehicle conversion allegations, awarding special damages, general damages, punitive damages and costs against several participants in a stolen-vehicle scheme.
• 2008 BCSC 1204
  Defendants in an insurance fraud trial alleged various breaches of the Charter of Rights by investigators.  Allegations of racial profiling were dismissed.  Applications to exclude real evidence based on allegations of unreasonable search and seizure were dismissed.                              
• 2008 BCSC 241  
  Judgment following an insurance fraud trial awarding special damages, general damages, punitive damages and costs against several participants in a staged-accident scheme.
• 2006 BCSC 1749 
  Insured sued for coverage of alleged vehicle theft. Claim dismissed on the basis that he had mis-declared the principal operator of the vehicle.
• ICBC v. Faris et al. (2006)
  $3.5 million jury award of punitive damages in staged accident case.  (Because this was a jury award, there are no written reasons available.)       

To return to Michael J. Hewitt's bio click here .