Kim E. Stoll

Executive Summary

Kim’s practice includes a specialty in transportation law focusing primarily in marine and trucking including freight forwarding and logistics, cargo losses, products liability, casualty, loss transfer and transportation-related personal injury litigation and mediation. She also has years of experience in litigation, mediation and adjustment of property casualty matters. Kim regularly provides detailed complex insurance coverage advice including for bespoke transportation policies. Kim has acted as Excess Counsel and for Underinsured entities in various matters.

Kim has conducted trials in both the Ontario Superior Court and the Federal Court of Canada. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1988 and received her law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.

Kim is an active mediator across Canada specializing in transportation cases but is available for all litigated matters. She holds her Certificate in ADR and Advanced ADR from the University of Windsor and also from Pepperdine University, California, regarding its STAR program (Systematic Approach to Media-tion Strategies). She is a member of the Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society. Her Q. Arb designation is pending, having completed the TCAS Gold Standard Course.

Kim is very active in the transportation industry and is a Past President of the Canadian Transport Law-yers Association (2012). She is Vice President – Central Region of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (Canada) (2017 to present).

Representative Work 

Transportation (all modes including cross-border)

• defended vessel owners (including pleasure craft), shippers, consignees, road carriers and freight forwarders/ load brokers/ warehousers/ insurers in respect of cargo claims including cargo damage, theft of trailers and warehouse goods claims
• defended truckers/ insurers/ leasing companies against personal injury claims for motor vehicle accidents and loss transfer proceedings
• defended road carriers and freight forwarders/ load brokers/ warehousers/ insurers in respect of cargo claims including cargo damage, theft of trailers and warehouse goods claims
• defended marina owners/ boat repairers regarding fire, water, winterization and storage damage claims and occupier’s liability claims

Products liability

• defended international supplier/insurer of vessel engine parts regarding explosion damage defended manufacturers of numerous allegedly defective products including contaminated food due to infestation, garden tools, vacuum sealed flasks, hammocks, coolers, microwaves, elevators, automatic doors

Insurance Coverage

• provided legal opinions on complex coverage issues for insurers and insureds
• defended insurers involving coverage claims both in transportation and 
• non-transportation matters
• provided opinions to and acted for insurance brokers liability claims
• acted as excess insurance counsel for underinsured entities including individuals and corporations for motor vehicle claims and fire claims

Expertise

• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Transportation & Logistics
• Insurance and Coverage