March 26, 2025
By Michael Kryworuk On March 18, 2025, Justice John Krawchenko of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released his decision in Mazgaj v. Reyes, 2025 ONSC 1721. This decision concerned a motion brought by the plaintiff, Tadeusz Mazgaj to amend their statement of claim to add two additional parties (Mrs. Melissa Corzo Reyes and Mr. […]
March 19, 2025
By Megan Chan In Spencer et al. v. Omega Insurance Company et al., 2025 ONSC 1022, the Court interpreted a Legal Expense Insurance policy in an application by the defendants in an underlying lawsuit for indemnification for their legal costs awarded to them in that lawsuit. This decision reiterated the general principles of and correct […]
March 06, 2025
By Kathryn Orydzuk Background Two actions have arisen out of a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred in February of 2015 on a highway in Northern Ontario in the midst of a winter storm. It is alleged that the road conditions were poor. His Majesty The King, In Right of the Province of Ontario, represented […]
February 26, 2025
By Jordan Petruska In Lower Williams Properties Ltd. v. Santaguida, 2025 ONSC 1132, the third party brought a Rule 21 motion in multiple related actions on the grounds that the third party action was barred by the 15-year ultimate limitation period. Background The actions all arose from a 2019 fire that damaged multiple properties on […]
February 19, 2025
By Jeffrey Allen In the recent Court of Appeal for Ontario case, Rivard v. Ontario, 2025 ONCA 100, the Court considered a claim made against the Kingston Chief of Police and the Kingston Police Services Board following the allegedly violent arrest of the respondent. This case offers valuable insight into the liability that Police Services […]
February 12, 2025
By Farid Mahdi The Supreme Court of Canada, in Marguerite Crete v. Ottawa Community Housing Corporation,[1] has denied leave to plaintiffs seeking to appeal from the Court of Appeal for Ontario’s finding which confirmed that landlords in Ontario are not liable for slip and fall injuries on ice in areas used exclusively by the individual […]
