In cases with multijurisdictional facts, the choice of law analysis depends on the specific tort alleged. In Thorne, the claims were mainly based on the tort of negligent misrepresentation, which occurs where the misinformation is received or relied upon.

The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge’s ruling that Starbucks was an occupier of a municipal sidewalk leading into a Starbucks patio. The Court noted that in order for an adjacent property owner to be an occupier, the adjacent property owner’s actions must constitute more than “merely clearing adjacent public sidewalks of snow and ice, whether in compliance with municipal by-laws or otherwise.”

Despite the accident occurring in Brampton, and the Plaintiff and the Defendant both residing in Brampton, the Court dismissed the Defendant’s motion to have the action transferred from Toronto to Brampton.

The Court dismisses the Defendants’ motion to strike the paragraphs in the amended Statement of Claim which assert a claim under the Fraudulent Conveyance Act.

This decision concerns a request to add issues to an arbitration proceeding resulting from an Application for Arbitration, filed February 18, 2016.

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal granting summary judgement against a plaintiff for damages arising from a rear-end motor vehicle accident.