August 29, 2024
Rogers Partners LLP is pleased to announce that the following lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™: Stephen Ross, Kevin Adams, Anita Varjacic, Brian Sunohara, David Rogers, and Jason Frost.
August 17, 2024
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 […]
August 15, 2024
By Sebastian di Domenico In Willick v. Willard, 2023 ONCA 792, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of the plaintiffs who argued, among other things, that the trial judge erred in law by failing to provide sufficient reasons. This was a complex medical malpractice case. On March 10, 2014, Brian Willick had fallen […]
August 10, 2024
At our weekly meeting, Sarah Sevier discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Morrissey v. Wawanesa Insurance Company, 2024 ONCA 602, allowing a plaintiff’s appeal, finding that both the Licence Appeal Tribunal and Division Court erred in their interpretation and application of O. Reg. 403/96, Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule – Accidents […]
August 07, 2024
By Megan Chan The new Rule 6.1.01(1) of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure came into effect on July 1, 2024. This new Rule was considered in LaPointe v. Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, 2024 ONSC 4040. The action involved personal injuries suffered by Hudson LaPointe while playing in a school softball tournament. The […]
August 05, 2024
At our weekly meeting, Jaaron Pullenayegem discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Hasan v. Trillium Health Centre (Mississauga), 2024 ONCA 586, dismissing a doctor’s appeal in a medical malpractice case, and upholding the trial judge’s conclusions. Overview The plaintiff, Mr. Hasan, suffered a stroke and was treated by Dr. Campbell […]
