Full Decision In a significant decision for both employers and employees, the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) recently found that Minutes of Settlement and a Release and Indemnity (Settlement Documents) executed by an employee after his termination barred him from receiving compensation for vested stock units, even though those units were not specifically in dispute at the time of the settlement. Facts Matthew Preston, a …
Family Day celebrates familial values and was first introduced in Ontario on February 18, 2008, as a provincial public holiday by Premier Dalton McGuinty of the Liberal Party. To this day, it is continuously observed on the third Monday of every February. Although not a national holiday, many provinces have adopted the holiday including Alberta (where Family Day originated from), British Colombia, New Brunswick and …
Full Decision I. OVERVIEW This case arises as a result of the alleged inexplicable treatment of an inmate who was imprisoned alone in a jail cell at Quinte Detention Centre (QDC) and left lying in the cell lifeless without intervention until muscle necrosis set into his arm. When guards finally intervened, and arranged emergency transportation to the hospital, doctors had no choice but to perform …
Full Decision In the recent decision of Cyples v. Intact, the LAT clarified the test to be met for a catastrophic impairment (CAT) finding under criterion 8, as defined in s. 3.1(1)8 of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS). The case involved a motor vehicle collision that occurred on October 30, 2016, and a subsequent dispute as to whether the Applicant was CAT or not. Whereas …
Full Decision Bernier v. Ottawa (Ville),2024 ONSC 6725 (CanLII) is a recent waiver liability case which clarifies the interpretation and enforceability of waivers purporting to waive negligence and the importance of the context and circumstances in which a waiver was signed. The defendants, and third party in the action, collectively brought a summary judgment motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ action. In 2018, Ms. Bernier suffered …
Eight years ago, on January 29, 2017, Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzedine Soufiane, and Aboubaker Thabti, tragically lost their lives when a gunman opened fire at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec in Sainte-Foy. Thirteen others were seriously injured. These profound losses are remembered nationally and globally. The Government of Canada designated January 29 to be the National Day of …