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Lamb v Co-Operators General Insurance, 2020 ONS...

9 Sep 2020
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Michael Warfe and Ryan Marinacci, Student-at-Law “The question is not whether it was possible for Ms. Lamb to identify the driver or record his license plate. Instead, it is whether her failure to do so was unreasonable in the circumstances, which necessarily takes into account her condition in the aftermath of the accident… …to conclude that Ms. Lamb...

Limitation Periods Resume on September 14, 2020

8 Sep 2020
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Written By: Joseph A. Cescon and Ryan Marinacci, Student-at-Law In less than one week, limitations start to run again after a six-month suspension. On August 20, 2020, the Ontario Government...

Social host liability in light of McCormick v P...

3 Sep 2020
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Joseph A. Cescon and Brandon Pedersen, Student-at-Law It has been nearly 15 years since Child v Desormeaux, where the Supreme Court of Canada declared that, as a general...

Liability of a Defendant who negligently waves ...

26 Aug 2020
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Written By: Salvatore Shaw and Ryan Marinacci, Student-at-Law Waving another driver through an intersection can have disastrous consequences when it is not safe to proceed. Importantly, if a collision occurs,...

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A Rally for Stricter Laws and Harsher Penalties...

17 Aug 2020
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From Left to Right: Patrick Brown, Lindsay Charles, Nick Todorovic, William Harding, Cheryl Bigelow, Brandon Pedersden, Ryan Marinacci, Barbara Dacal, Nicole Fielding On Sunday, August 16, 2020, McLeish Orlando was...

Staying Civil Proceedings in Favour of Criminal...

4 Aug 2020
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Dale Orlando and Aidan Vining, Summer Student When an individual commits a wrongful act, they may be subject to criminal prosecution. They may also be subject to a...

The Importance of Taking Reasonable Steps to Id...

8 Jul 2020
Time to Read: 4 minutes

Written By: Michael Warfe and Aidan Vining, Summer Student The case of Reimer v Toronto (City)[1] is a cautionary tale for plaintiffs. On February 7, 2017 the plaintiff allegedly slipped...

The Lawyer’s Daily – Supreme Court sees no absu...

7 Jul 2020
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McLeish Orlando Partner, Joseph Cescon, and Law Student, Ryan Marinacci, wrote this piece for The Lawyer's Daily. The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the insurer’s application for leave to appeal...

LAT Positive Applicant Decision

3 Jul 2020
Time to Read: 6 minutes

Written By: Dale Orlando Recently, there have been positive Applicant decisions that deserve the spotlight. These recent Licence Appeal Tribunal decisions are the following: Attendant Care awarded when the Applicant...

Tomec v Economical Mutual Insurance Company, 20...

4 Jun 2020
Time to Read: 4 minutes

Written By: Joseph A. Cescon and Ryan Marinacci, Law Student *UPDATE* On June 4, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed with costs the insurer’s application for leave to appeal...

The Importance of Evidence on Care Costing and ...

30 Apr 2020
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Patrick Brown and Nicole Fielding A recent decision from Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice affirms the importance of cogent evidence, including expert evidence, for injured plaintiffs seeking recovery...

Pierringer Agreements: What You Need to Know

14 Feb 2020
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Written By: Dale Orlando and Brock Turville, Student-at-Law [caption id="attachment_42595" align="alignnone" width="600"] personal injury cases[/caption] In an action with multiple defendants, some may be prepared to settle the plaintiff’s claims...

Two Recent LAT Cases See Special Awards Against...

11 Feb 2020
Time to Read: 3 minutes

Written By: Dale Orlando and Courtney Stewart When an applicant has to dispute an unreasonably denied benefit in front of the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), the adjudicator is able to...

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