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Armstrong v Ward, 2021 SCC 1

6 May 2021
Time to Read: 4 minutes

Written By: Dale Orlando and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law Is the plaintiff in a medical malpractice case required to disprove every possible theory or potential non-negligent cause of injury? The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) considered this issue when it heard Armstrong v Ward, 2021 SCC 1 on January 18, 2021. In February 2010, the plaintiff underwent a colectomy (colon removal...

Battiston v. Microsoft Canada Inc., 2021 ONSC 1341

6 May 2021
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Dale Orlando and Endrita Isaj, Student-at-Law In Battiston v Microsoft Canada Inc., 2021 ONSC 1341, Justice Faieta highlighted that the refusal to provide an estimate of costs under...

The Jury’s Out: Doran v. Huls, 2021 ONSC ...

5 May 2021
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law The defendant’s jury notice was struck in the recent Thunder Bay decision in Doran v. Huls, 2021 ONSC 3291. Background This action...

The Jury’s Out: Miller v. Panahi, 2021 ON...

30 Apr 2021
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law Ontario is in the midst of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ontario government declared a third state of emergency...

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The Jury’s Out: Losty v. Reesor., 2021 ON...

29 Apr 2021
Time to Read: 2 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law Losty v Reesor., 2021 ONSC 2622 is an early April 2021 decision out of Toronto where a plaintiff was unsuccessful in striking...

The Jury’s Out: Evans v Chiarello, 2021 O...

21 Apr 2021
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law The defendants’ jury notice was struck in the recent Sault Ste. Marie decision in Evans v. Chiarello, 2021 ONSC 2677. Background This...

The Jury’s Out: Sauve v Steele, 2021 ONSC...

12 Apr 2021
Time to Read: 2 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law Civil jury trials continue to be disrupted in Ontario as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Background This Milton action arose...

Mental Distress Damages in a Long-Term Disabili...

7 Apr 2021
Time to Read: 4 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law Long-term disability benefits, generally Long-term disability insurance is intended to provide a level of income support should an employee become disabled and...

Bullock and Sanderson Orders: Costs When a Plai...

5 Apr 2021
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Dale Orlando and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law Cost Consequences at Trial – Who Gets What? In litigation involving one plaintiff and one defendant, the successful party at trial is...

The Jury’s Out: Gagnier v Burns, 2021 ONS...

31 Mar 2021
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law In the most recent decision of the jury-striking era, the plaintiff in Gagnier v Burns, 2021 ONSC 1971 was successful in striking...

Liability to Rescuers Who Attend the Scene of a...

29 Mar 2021
Time to Read: 5 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Ryan Marinacci, Student-at-Law After a collision, a good Samaritan stops and attends the scene to render assistance. He or she is injured in a subsequent...

The Jury’s Out: Another Jury Conditionall...

26 Mar 2021
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law The Superior Court of Justice released another decision earlier this month where the jury notice was conditionally struck. Background This motion was...

The Jury’s Out: Barikara v Kyei, 2021 ONS...

24 Mar 2021
Time to Read: 2 minutes

Written By: Lindsay Charles and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law In another chapter in the jury-striking era, the plaintiff in Barikara v Kyei, 2021 ONSC 1636 was successful in conditionally striking the...

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