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 25, 2021
By Suganiya Sivabalan In its recent decision in St. Marthe v. O’Connor, 2021 ONCA 790, the Ontario Court of Appeal provided guidance on the boundaries of appropriate expert evidence at trial, particularly evidence from participant experts. Background The plaintiff in this action was injured in a motor vehicle accident in November of 2011, in which […]
November 08, 2021
In 1476335 Ontario Inc. v. Frezza, 2021 ONCA 732, Justice Brown of the Ontario Court of Appeal noted that confusion frequently arises on the correct appeal route. Justice Brown called on the Ontario Legislature to create a simple test for when an appeal lies to the Divisional Court or when it lies to the Court […]
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 26, 2021
In administrative tribunal matters, a party generally cannot appeal a preliminary issue when there are other issues to be determined. This principle was noted in the recent decision of the Divisional Court in Millar v. The Cooperators General Insurance Company, 2021 ONSC 6643. The claimant was involved in a motor vehicle accident and sought statutory accident […]
September 29, 2021
By Athina Ionita In Johnson v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 650, the Court of Appeal determined that a decision refusing to extend the deadline for opting out of a class action affects a substantive right, and is therefore a final order, as it disposed of the plaintiff’s ability to continue his civil action. Facts An inmate, […]
