May 09, 2025
By Kevin Adams The Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in Echelon General Insurance Company v. Unifund Assurance Company, 2025 ONCA 324, was released last week. It was decided in the context of a priority dispute and addresses issues concerning claims for reimbursement of adjusting expenses incurred by the handling insurer in administering the benefits claim […]
April 23, 2025
By Shane Marston In Affleck v. Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., 2025 ONCA 267, the Court of Appeal dismissed the self-represented plaintiff’s appeal from the trial Judge’s merits and costs decision. At trial, with reasons reported in Affleck v. Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., 2023 ONSC 1405, Justice J.T. Akbarali dismissed the plaintiff’s claims in defamation and […]
April 16, 2025
By Sebastian di Domenico In Tataryn v. Diamond & Diamond Lawyers LLP, 2025 ONCA 5, the Ontario Court of Appeal addressed the issue of how to interpret s. 29.1(1) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 (the “CPA”) which came into force on October 1, 2020. The particular section addresses when a […]
April 10, 2025
By Riley Groskopf In Alvi v. YM Inc., 2025 ONSC 2041, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to restore an action to the trial list, and simultaneously, dismissed an action due to delay. The case reinforces the importance of taking positive actions to move files forward without delay throughout the course of the litigation, […]
March 26, 2025
By Michael Kryworuk On March 18, 2025, Justice John Krawchenko of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released his decision in Mazgaj v. Reyes, 2025 ONSC 1721. This decision concerned a motion brought by the plaintiff, Tadeusz Mazgaj to amend their statement of claim to add two additional parties (Mrs. Melissa Corzo Reyes and Mr. […]
March 19, 2025
By Megan Chan In Spencer et al. v. Omega Insurance Company et al., 2025 ONSC 1022, the Court interpreted a Legal Expense Insurance policy in an application by the defendants in an underlying lawsuit for indemnification for their legal costs awarded to them in that lawsuit. This decision reiterated the general principles of and correct […]
