December 03, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Annie Levanaj discussed the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Adam v. Ledesma-Cadhit, 2021 ONCA 828, which was an appeal of a decision regarding a swine flu vaccine. Facts Amina Adam, the five year old daughter of two of the appellants, died five days after receiving the Arepanrix vaccine […]
November 26, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Pip Swartz led a further discussion on the decision in Arksey v. Sky Zone Toronto[1]. A summary of the case from our previous discussion of it can be found here: https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-47/ During our firm’s discussion of Arksey, a hypothetical question was raised: how would the judge have ruled in Arksey if […]
November 19, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Michael Kryworuk discussed the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47. This decision addressed the issue of promissory estoppel in the context of insurance coverage disputes. History of the Litigation In May 2006, there […]
November 05, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Annie Levanaj discussed the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Echelon Environmental Inc. v. Glassdoor Inc., 2021 ONCA 763. This decision dealt with a motion brought by a “John Doe” defendant, who was an anonymous online poster, to extend time to serve and file a Notice of Appeal from […]
October 29, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Michael Kryworuk discussed the recent decision in Northbridge General Insurance Company v. Aviva Insurance Company, 2021 ONSC 6873, which concerned an application for equitable contribution between insurers. History of the Litigation The applicant, Northbridge General Insurance Company (“Northbridge”) sought a declaration that the respondent, Aviva Insurance Company (“Aviva”), was required to […]
October 22, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Annie Levanaj discussed the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Nelson (City) v Marchi, 2021 SCC 41, which dealt with the question of when public authorities can be held liable in negligence. Facts This case arose from an incident that took place in the City of Nelson, British […]
