November 27, 2020
At our weekly meeting, Athina Ionita discussed the court’s decision in Boone v. O’Kelly, 2020 ONSC 6932, which involved a ruling on expert evidence. The court determined that the defence expert’s evidence was not reliable and was, thus, inadmissible. Background The plaintiff suffered injuries during a procedure to remove a heart artery filter. He has […]
November 20, 2020
At our weekly firm meeting, Angeline Bellehumeur addressed the Divisional Court’s decision in Louis v Poitras, 2020 ONSC 6907. The defendants appealed the motion judge’s decision to strike a jury notice due to the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision involves two Ottawa actions related to a motor vehicle accident in May 2013. […]
November 13, 2020
At our weekly firm meeting, Athina Ionita addressed the decision in Campbell v Desjardins, 2020 ONSC 6630. The court discusses the appraisal process, highlighting several key points. These points are: Appraisals are valuation decisions where two appraisers argue the property loss value before an impartial umpire Appraisers act like advocates and do not have a […]
November 06, 2020
At our weekly meeting, Chris MacDonald discussed a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Svia Homes Limited v. Northbridge General Insurance Corporation, 2020 ONCA 684. In this case, the Court considered an appeal brought by Svia Homes Limited (“Svia”). On appeal, Svia contended that the application judge wrongly dismissed its application under section 132 […]
October 30, 2020
This morning, at our weekly firm meeting, Angeline Bellehumeur discussed the court’s decision in Frances v TTC Insurance Company, 2020 ONSC 6495. Master Wiebe considered a status hearing motion for dismissal of an action for delay pursuant to rule 48.14 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. This action arises from an incident where the plaintiff, […]
October 23, 2020
At our weekly meeting, Chris MacDonald discussed a decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Krukowski v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 ONCA 631. In this case, the Court considered an appeal brought by Deutschmann Law Professional Corporation, whose principal was Mr. Deutschmann. Mr. Deutschmann represented Mr. Krukowski, a disabled claimant, in an accident […]
