Full Decision Facts and Procedural History In Abou-Antoun v. First Capital (Gloucester) Corporation, the plaintiff slipped and fell while leaving a Loblaws store in July 2018. She advanced a claim for injuries, alleging that the fall caused, or contributed, to her chronic pain syndrome under the American Medical Association (AMA) Guidelines and seeking damages potentially exceeding $2,000,000 at trial. The defendants were contesting quantum, damages …

Pierringer Agreements and the Prevention of Double Recovery Full Decision On June 10, 2026, Justice Heeney of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released his reasons in Furtado v. DeSousa, 2026 ONSC 3356, addressing an important question in multi-party personal injury litigation: to what extent must settlement monies paid under a Pierringer agreement be deducted from the damages a non-settling defendant is found liable to …

Full Decision In this rehearing decision, the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) awarded a 25% special award under s. 10 of O. Reg. 664, finding that Certas unreasonably withheld and delayed Income Replacement Benefits (IRBs) and medical/rehabilitation benefits. Although the applicant did not establish catastrophic impairment or entitlement to attendant care, Certas’ claims handling was found sufficiently “stubborn, inflexible and immoderate” to justify a substantial award. …