Released December 30, 2014 | CanLII The plaintiff, Misty Shawnoo, suffered a catastrophic brain injury following a motor vehicle collision that occurred on December 12, 2010. As a result of the collision, she suffered from ongoing issues with impulsiveness and risk-taking behavior sufficient to warrant constant monitoring and supervision. Ms. Shawnoo applied for attendant care benefits under the SABS from the defendant, Certas, for care provided …
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Galota v. Festival Hall Developments Ltd. et al, 2015 ONSC 6177 (CanLII)
Released October 6, 2015 | CanLII This is a motion for summary judgment on a limitation period issue. On May 13, 2006, the Plaintiff fell off of a dance stage at a bar and broke her arm. She sued only the bar owner (tenant) within two years of the fall. The bar and its insurer defended the action; unfortunately, the bar closed and its insurer became …
Simmons et al. v. Mallika et al., 2015 ONSC 5964
Master refuses security for costs to the defendants Released October 5, 2015 | Full Decision [Document Bank] The defendants brought a motion seeking security for costs from the plaintiffs in the motor vehicle accident action. The accident took place on April 7, 2006. The defendant rear-ended the plaintiff’s vehicle. The plaintiff suffered injuries. The plaintiff’s husband and two daughters were added to the action under s. 61 of …
Carioca’s Import & Export Inc. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 2015 ONCA 592 (CanLII)
Released September 2, 2015 | CanLII In August 2006, a fire spread from land owned by the respondent, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (“CPR”), to land owned by the applicant, Carioca’s Import & Export (“Carioca”). Carioca alleged that the fire spread due to CPR’s negligence and claimed against CPR for the alleged damage that it caused. In June 2009, Carioca set the action down for trial, and …
Cormack v Chalmers, 2015 ONSC 5599
Released September 8, 2015 | Full Decision Following jury selection and prior to the commencement of trial, counsel sought a ruling concerning the legal effect of the Apology Act. The plaintiff was badly injured when she was struck by a motor boat while she was swimming in close proximity to a harbour entrance. At the time the plaintiff went swimming, she was a guest of the …
Cormack v Chalmers, 2015 ONSC 5564
Released September 8, 2015 | Full Decision This case involved a plaintiff who was badly injured when she was struck by a motor boat while swimming near a harbour entrance. She had been staying at a cottage owned by defendants Shannon Pitt and Erik Rubadeau (“Pitt defendants”) at the time. She brought claims against Benjamin Chalmers in his capacity as driver of the motor boat and …