April 22, 2022
At our weekly meeting, Annie Levanaj discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court in Musa v. Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 255 et al., 2022 ONSC 1030. Overview This case involved slip and fall accident that occurred on the morning of December 5, 2016 at 9:30 am. The plaintiff, Mr. Musa, fell on a […]
April 08, 2022
At our weekly meeting, Pip Swartz discussed the recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Stamatopoulos v. Harris, 2022 ONCA 179. Facts Stamatopoulos v. Harris is a case about municipal negligence. In 2004, a motor vehicle drove over a road depression, spun, and collided with a pole. The plaintiff, who was a passenger […]
April 01, 2022
At our weekly Friday meeting, Michael Kryworuk discussed the Superior Court’s decision in Beazley v. Johnston et al., 2022 ONSC 1739. History of the Litigation This interim ruling in a series of summary judgment motions considered whether the self-represented plaintiff, Mr. Cary Beazley, met the threshold requirement for qualification as an expert witness, such that […]
March 25, 2022
At our weekly meeting, Pip Swartz discussed the recent decision of the Divisional Court in Dunbar et al v. Ontario Gaming West GTA Limited Partnership, 2022 ONSC 1096, regarding the applicable rules for a casino game. Summary The underlying action in Dunbar et al v. Ontario Gaming West GTA Limited Partnership arose from a dispute […]
March 18, 2022
At our weekly meeting, Annie Levanaj discussed the recent decision on the Court of Appeal in Hunter v. King 2022 ONCA 190. This decision arose from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 14, 2012. The plaintiff, Andrew Hunter, was struck from behind by the defendant, Elvira King’s vehicle while stopped at a red […]
March 11, 2022
At our weekly meeting today, Michael Kryworuk discussed the Court of Appeal’s decision in Continental Casualty Company v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2022 ONCA 188. The appeal involved a priority dispute between insurers regarding Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) coverage, where the claimant had basic mandatory SABS coverage under one policy and both basic […]
