Braden Kingdon is an associate lawyer at Avanessy Giordano LLP and has been a member of OTLA since his call to the bar in March 2023. His practice is focused on all areas of personal injury law.
Full Decision On November 21, 2023, the plaintiffs brought a motion for an order striking the statement of defence due to the defendant’s failure to serve a sworn and complete affidavit of documents and to attend examination for discovery. Alternatively, the plaintiffs sought an order compelling the delivery of the affidavit of documents and the defendant’s attendance for examination. The defendant brought a cross-motion for …
On July 26, 2017, the plaintiff, a lawyer for Legal Aid Ontario, submitted a claim for long-term disability benefits (LTDs) to Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Sun Life), alleging total disability as of April 18, 2017, due to left arm and shoulder pain, anxiety, depression and phantom limb pain. On September 26, 2017, the plaintiff received a letter from Sun Life advising her that her claim for LTDs had not been approved as she did not satisfy the definition of “total disability”.
