In an action for disability benefits, a plaintiff does not get the benefit of a rolling limitation period because the material facts upon which the action rests will have arisen at the time the plaintiff alleges that he or she first became entitled to periodic payments and it would be unfair to require the insurer to litigate those facts for a potentially unlimited period of time.
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Wong v. Salivan Landscape Ltd., 2016 ONSC 4183
The limitation period against a security firm contracted to perform winter maintenance at a condominium property did not begin to run before the plaintiff had actual knowledge of the security firm’s responsibility. Plaintiff’s counsel’s property searches, notice letters and reliance on information obtained from the property owner constituted due diligence.
Todhunter v. Owles, 2015 ONSC 5656
This decision concerns a motion for leave to appeal an order permitting the plaintiff to amend his statement of claim by adding named third parties as defendants after the expiry of the limitation period. The third parties were municipal entities. Leave was not granted.
Kheriji v. 14939201 Ontario Limited et al, 2015 ONSC 5196
Released September 4, 2015 | CanLII This was a motion by the defendant, 14939201 Ontario Limited, to dismiss the plaintiff’s action against it for failure to issue within the limitation period and for summary judgment on the basis that the defendant did not owe a duty of care to the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s action arose from an assault at the Ministry nightclub. The defendant was the owner …
