Darcy Merkur is a senior personal injury partner at Thomson Rogers LLP with over 20 years of experience helping people in Toronto and throughout Ontario with life-changing injuries following an accident.
Court Endorsement The Honourable Madam Justice Champagne of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued an Endorsement in a case called DeRochie v. Powell-Clow approving a resolution of a personal injury matter involving a party under disability. In this case, the injured party was a guest at his friend’s home. Alcohol and drugs were a factor. In the course of his overnight stay at the homeowner’s residence, the guest …
Full Decision The Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the use of Pierringer Agreements as an important tool for resolving multi-party litigation despite the joint and several liability impacts resulting to the non-settling defendants. In Cadieux v. Cadieux et al (2025 ONCA 405), the plaintiffs had entered into a Pierringer Agreement with the defendant, The City of Ottawa. Like all Pierringer Agreements, the agreement carved out …
