In Eynon v. Simplicity Air Ltd, the Court of Appeal addressed a significant punitive damage award in a case where the plaintiff contributed considerably to the incident that caused his injury.
James Page
James Page is a lawyer at Martin & Hillyer Associates who has been practicing personal injury and civil litigation since 2010.
James is a board member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) and the Halton County Law Association (HCLA), and a Past President of the Brain Injury Association of Peel & Halton (BIAPH).
Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp
In Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp, a jury awarded two parents $250,000, each, for the loss of their daughter. The defendants appealed the jury’s award and the Ontario Court of Appeal had to decide whether to intervene…
Davies v. Clarington, 2019 ONSC 2292 (CanLII)
In this case, the court analyzed whether interest on litigation loans should be a payable disbursement and also outlined several key principles to the assessment of costs…
RECENT MOTIONS TO STRIKE JURY NOTICES IN CENTRAL WEST
This is a summary for OTLA members with trials fast approaching in Central West – specifically Milton and Peel (Brampton). There are three recent decisions from late February and early March. These cases may be of assistance to OTLA members who are currently considering bringing motions to strike jury notices in these jurisdictions…
Belton v. Spencer, 2020 ONSC 5327
In this case, Justice Sheard recently struck a jury notice for an upcoming trial in Hamilton.
Stirrett v. Cheema, 2020 ONCA 288
In this case, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies the law on causation when there has been a breach of a fiduciary duty – well, kind of.