Released October 15, 2015 | CanLII This motion concerns a plaintiff’s efforts to set aside an administrative dismissal order dated November 26, 2014 to permit reinstatement of the proceeding and to extend time to set the action down for trial. The action was commenced in 2008 and at the time of the motion, the plaintiff’s counsel missed deadlines to set it down. The defendant consented …
Michael Ettedgui
Michael practices exclusively in the field of personal injury law at Campisi LLP.
Michael was called to the Bar in 2014. He received his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, where he participated in various programs geared towards access to justice and practical legal education. In particular, Michael volunteered with unrepresented litigants at family court and was the student co-ordinator of Osgoode Hall's Pro Bono Students Canada chapter.
When he is not working, Michael enjoys spending time with his wife and three young children.
Evans v. Canusa Automotive Warehousing Inc., 2015 ONSC 6406 (CanLII)
Released October 16, 2015 | CanLII This endorsement on costs concerns the plaintiffs’ effort to escape an adverse costs award after their action was dismissed following the defendants’ successful summary judgement motion. The plaintiffs requested there be no cost order on the basis of their impecuniosity, which they sought to substantiate by filing an affidavit stating they had accumulated debt and tax liabilities in excess …
Arruda and Western Assurance Company, FSCO A13-003926
Released July 7, 2015 | Full Decision This decision by Arbitrator Jeffrey Shapiro makes clear that a diagnosis of chronic pain syndrome can remove an insured from the Minor Injury Guideline (the “MIG”). The arbitration concerned a motor vehicle accident which occurred on May 5, 2012. The insured sustained soft tissue and psychological injuries and was placed in the MIG. After depleting the maximum funding …
El-Khodr v. Lackie, 2015 ONSC 4766
Released July 28, 2015 | CanLII This decision concerns the calculation of prejudgment interest, whether the Court has jurisdiction to make an order pursuant to the trust and assignment provisions of the Insurance Act in the absence of a notice of motion and costs. It was released after the plaintiff, who was catastrophically injured in a motor vehicle accident, was awarded $2,931,006.00 by a jury. …
