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Franklin et al. v. The City of Greater Sudbury, 2016 ONSC 4739 (CanLII)

In considering the issue of gross negligence by a city, the court looked at whether it was reasonably foreseeable that members of the public would enter the premises during the winter season. If it is, the city must provide a reasonable level of winter maintenance, post notice that maintenance had ceased, or block access to the premises. However, the court will also look at whether enough snow has fallen that a reasonable observer would conclude that the premises are no longer in use and/or not being maintained and, at that point, the city may reasonably cease all maintenance on the premises as there would be no good reason to believe that anybody will use it.

Lyons Estate v. Dr. Freeman et al., 2017 ONSC 676 (CanLII)

P.L.F.R. v. Intact Insurance Company, Tribunal File No. 16-000145/AABS (LAT)

In what is believed to be the first LAT decision on catastrophic impairment, Vice-Chair Flude held that the applicant, who had been intubated and sedated before having GCS scores of 9 or less recorded, had suffered a catastrophic impairment.