Jessica Golosky

Jessica joined Gluckstein Lawyers as an articling student in 2017 and is a graduate of the J.D. program from the Faculty of Law at Western University. She graduated on the Dean’s Honour List and was awarded the Law Society of Ontario Prize for academic excellence.

As a law student, Jessica worked as a Research Student for Professor Richard H. McLaren and contributed to various corporate and commercial publications. Throughout her time in law school, she was actively involved in the Western Journal of Legal Studies as both a Managing Editor and Senior Editor and volunteered as an Associate Caseworker with the Family Law Team at Western’s Community Legal Services clinic. She also participated in an exchange program during her final year of law school at Stockholm University.

Prior to law school, Jessica graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Science degree with High Distinction in the areas of Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies.

Aviva Insurance Company of Canada v. Danay Suarez, 2021 ONSC 6200

The Divisional Court decision of Aviva v. Suarez is a recent SABS decision that has important ramifications for the public pertaining to the access to injury victims of benefits provided for in the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule…

Taylor v. David, 2021 ONSC 3264

In this case, the Plaintiff had undergone a jaw surgery in 2004, and alleged that the surgery was performed negligently and without her consent. She commenced a personal injury action in relation to this procedure in February 2020. The Defendants brought a Motion for Summary Judgment seeking to dismiss the proceeding on the basis that it was not issued within the time periods as prescribed by the Limitations Act.

Mierzejewski v. Brooks, 2021 ONSC 2295

In this decision, despite the climbing numbers of infected individuals and the great risks posed to individuals (and particularly those with complex medical pictures), Master Jolley ordered that it was necessary that the Plaintiff attend two assessments in-person, during the height of the pandemic…

A.K. v. Allstate Insurance, 2020 CanLII 14418 (ON LAT)

In this case, the Applicant was the seat-belted driver of a vehicle that struck a median, spun out of control, struck another vehicle and came to rest after hitting the guardrail in July, 2010. The Applicant submitted an application for catastrophic determination, which was denied by the insurer…

Belton v. Spencer, 2020 ONCA 623

In this case, the Appellant is a Defendant in a personal injury action in which the Plaintiff seeks damages for injuries suffered when kicked by a horse in May 2010.

Zaky v. 2285771 Ontario Inc., 2020 ONSC 4380

This case serves as a good reminder of the law surrounding the enforceability of waivers. The Plaintiff had attended the Defendant indoor trampoline park. While attempting to land a backflip on a trampoline, he landed on his head and suffered serious injuries including a C7 vertebra fracture that required surgery.