July 23, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Chris MacDonald discussed the recent Superior Court decision in Fernandez v. Toronto (City of), 2021 ONSC 5106. In this decision, Justice Perell considered a summary judgment motion brought by the defendants to dismiss the plaintiff’s action. Facts On the morning of December 11, 2014, after a night of heavy snowfall, the […]
July 16, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Chris MacDonald discussed a costs decision by the Superior Court in Gallo v 1884735 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONSC 4895. Facts The plaintiffs sought two million dollars in damages for demolition and construction costs of a partially constructed home that was left unprotected and damaged by weather. The plaintiffs were successful at trial […]
July 09, 2021
This morning at our weekly firm meeting, we discussed the case of Andrews et. al v. Pattison, 2021 ONSC 4757. Rebecca Moore recently wrote a detailed article about this case. The plaintiffs sued a doctor, alleging medical malpractice. On a summary judgment motion, the action was dismissed because the plaintiffs did not meet the limitation […]
July 02, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Athina Ionita discussed the recent decision in Arksey v Sky Zone Toronto, 2021 ONSC 4594. In that case, the defendant moved for a summary judgment motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s claim for damages for personal injury. The plaintiff was injured when attending at the defendant’s premises, Sky Zone, a trampoline recreation […]
June 25, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Athina Ionita discussed the recent decision of Justice Perell in Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 ONSC 4363. This decision arose from a recusal motion, where the moving party requested that Justice Perell recuse himself as a result of real or a reasonable apprehension of bias. The moving party argued that […]
June 18, 2021
At our weekly meeting, Athina Ionita discussed the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Eynon v. Simplicity Air Ltd., 2021 ONCA 409. This was an interesting appeal from a jury award of punitive damages. The Court of Appeal upheld a $150,000 punitive damage award against the appellant, relating to injuries the respondent suffered in the […]
