Friday Forum – Rogers Partners LLP https://www.rogerspartners.com Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.19 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-136/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-136 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-136/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:35:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7231 At our weekly meeting, Sarah Sevier discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Wheelans v. Kuss, 2024 ONSC 6728, dismissing a motion for bifurcation pursuant to Rule 6.1.01 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court concluded that the potential cost savings and efficiencies of separate hearings for liability and […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-136/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-137/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-137 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-137/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:37:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7233 At our weekly meeting, Heera Sen discussed a pre-trial evidentiary ruling in Wasylyk v. The Corporation of Simcoe County, 2022 ONSC 4458. Justice Casullo ruled that photographs of the accident scene, enhanced by a forensic photographer, were admissible at trial. Background of the Case Ms. Wasylyk, the plaintiff, lost control of her vehicle on Simcoe […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-137/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-138/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-138 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-138/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:22:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7235 At our weekly meeting, Sarah Sevier discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) in Passmore v. Hamilton (City), 2024 ONCA 825. The ONCA granted the appeal, overturning a summary judgment motion, and remitted the matter back to the Superior Court of Justice for trial. The case centers on the motion judge’s […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-138/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-139/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-139 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-139/#respond Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:36:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7237 At our weekly meeting, Jaaron Pullenayegem discussed the recent decision in Harrigin v. Clarke, 2024 ONSC 6130. This decision addressed a plaintiff’s motion to extend the deadline to serve a statement of claim on the defendant Clarke, stemming from a 2019 motor vehicle accident. The statement of claim was issued in November 2021, giving the […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-139/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-140/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-140 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-140/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:48:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7239 At our weekly meeting, Heera Sen discussed a recent pre-trial endorsement by Justice Stevenson in Whitney v. TTC et al, dated October 1, 2024, in which a defendant’s motion for leave to serve late expert reports was denied. This case highlights the importance of timely compliance with the Rules of Civil Procedure following the 2022 […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-140/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-141/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-141 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-141/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:46:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7241 At our weekly meeting, Sarah Sevier discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Stewart v. Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance Co., 2024 ONCA 730. FACTS This case involved an appeal from Bay of Quinte Mutual Insurance Co. (“BQMI”) regarding a judgment awarded to the estate of Mr. Dennis Lynch (“Lynch”) after a […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-141/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-142/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-142 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-142/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:53:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7243 At our weekly meeting, Heera Elize Sen discussed the recent Court of Appeal decision, Kerk-Courtney v. Security National Insurance Company (TD General Insurance Company), 2024 ONCA 676, where the court considered the issue of whether an insurance company owed a duty to defend and indemnify its insured. The Court of Appeal found that the application […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-142/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-143/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-143 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-143/#respond Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:46:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7245 At our weekly meeting, Miranda Lacalamita discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Robson v. LSO, 2024 ONSC 4728, dismissing the defendants’ motion to strike the jury notice in the action. The court dismissed the motion without prejudice to the trial judge striking the jury notice at the outset or […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-143/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-144/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-144 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-144/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:42:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7248 At our weekly meeting, Jaaron Pullenayegem discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Live Nation Ontario Concerts GP, Inc. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada[1]. This case concerned an insurer’s duty to defend covered and uncovered allegations under an insurance policy. The Court clarified the analysis required to examine the true […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-144/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-135/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-135 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-135/#respond Sat, 17 Aug 2024 22:11:00 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7076 At our weekly meeting, Miranda Lacalamita discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in McKee v. Shahid, 2024 ONSC 4258, granting the defendant’s motion to strike the plaintiff’s pleadings in its entirety, but allowing the plaintiff to amend the claim to plead one cause of action. Facts The case involved a […]

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