Waivers – Rogers Partners LLP https://www.rogerspartners.com Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:58:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.21 Field of “Beams”: Court Denies Claim of Plaintiff Blinded By the Light During Rec-League Softball Game https://www.rogerspartners.com/field-of-beams-court-denies-claim-of-plaintiff-blinded-by-the-light-during-rec-league-softball-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=field-of-beams-court-denies-claim-of-plaintiff-blinded-by-the-light-during-rec-league-softball-game https://www.rogerspartners.com/field-of-beams-court-denies-claim-of-plaintiff-blinded-by-the-light-during-rec-league-softball-game/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:58:10 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7791 By Michael Kryworuk In May 2026, Justice Mark L. Edwards released his decision in Kolsen v. The Corporation of the Town of New Tecumseth et al, 2026 ONSC 2729. This decision concerned the trial of a matter whereby the plaintiff was struck in the eye by a baseball while playing in an adult recreational league. […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/field-of-beams-court-denies-claim-of-plaintiff-blinded-by-the-light-during-rec-league-softball-game/feed/ 0 Sign and Beware: The Enforceability of Liability Waivers in Limiting Legal Responsibility https://www.rogerspartners.com/sign-and-beware-the-enforceability-of-liability-waivers-in-limiting-legal-responsibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sign-and-beware-the-enforceability-of-liability-waivers-in-limiting-legal-responsibility https://www.rogerspartners.com/sign-and-beware-the-enforceability-of-liability-waivers-in-limiting-legal-responsibility/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:53:36 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=7277 By Elizabeth Branopolski In Bernier v. Ottawa, 2024 ONSC 6725, the plaintiffs brought an action for injuries sustained while participating in a cycling event. The Defendants, Ville d’Ottawa, GrandFondo Ottawa, and Greg Capello, sought to rely on the terms of a waiver signed by the plaintiff to dismiss the action.   Background The plaintiff, Sandra Bernier, […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/sign-and-beware-the-enforceability-of-liability-waivers-in-limiting-legal-responsibility/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-67/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-67 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-67/#respond Fri, 26 Nov 2021 21:13:03 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=5514 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 […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-67/feed/ 0 Fridays with Rogers Partners https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-47/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fridays-with-rogers-partners-47 https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-47/#respond Fri, 02 Jul 2021 16:29:56 +0000 https://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=5126 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 […]

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]]> https://www.rogerspartners.com/fridays-with-rogers-partners-47/feed/ 0 From the Desk of Jocelyn Brogan https://www.rogerspartners.com/desk-jocelyn-brogan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=desk-jocelyn-brogan https://www.rogerspartners.com/desk-jocelyn-brogan/#respond Thu, 23 May 2019 12:40:57 +0000 http://www.rogerspartners.com/?p=1768 Outside of work life, I often find myself noticing conditions or activities carried out on properties that have the potential of being the subject matter of a personal injury action. However, just because I notice the vulnerabilities of occupiers in everyday life, this certainly does not mean that a potential lawsuit equates to a claim […]

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