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Fratarcangeli v. North Blenheim

On June 15, 2021, the Divisional Court released its long-awaited decision on three appeals, which all related to whether the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) has the jurisdiction to extend the two year limitation period for disputing accident benefits claims under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule. The LAT had been releasing inconsistent decisions as to whether it had this jurisdiction, and clarity was required from the appeal court…

Boustany v. Singh, 2021 ONSC 3140 (CanLII)

In a recent Ontario Superior Court decision, Boustany v. Singh, Justice Gibson explored the initial duty of care element in the law of negligence within the context of a Rule 21.01(1) motion…

Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. J.A., 2021 ONSC 3185 (Div. Ct.)

In this case, the Respondent, J.A. was injured in a motor vehicle accident in February 2005. He applied for accident benefits through his insurer, Aviva. In 2015, around the time when his medical rehabilitation benefits were expiring, he applied for catastrophic impairment determination. Although Aviva found there was insufficient medical documentation, it nonetheless conducted its CAT assessments which later found he was not catastrophically impaired…

Gagnier v. Burns, 2021 ONSC 1971

In this case, the Plaintiffs successfully moved to strike the Defendant’s civil jury notice. This is the first decision of its kind in the Windsor-Essex region…

Beaudoin Estate v. Campbellford Memorial Hospital, 2021 ONCA 57

Johnson v. Brielmayer, 2021 ONSC 1245 (CanLII)

In this case, the plaintiff was successful in striking the defendant’s jury notice. This was the first decision out of the Toronto Region where a plaintiff was successful in striking the defendant’s jury notice…