Personal Injury
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July 29, 2024
5 Ontario judicial appointments announced
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced in a July 24 news release the appointment of five judicial appointees in Ontario: Renee M. Pomerance, E. Ria Tzimas, Michelle Flaherty, Brian DeLorenzi and Jacqueline A. Horvat.
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July 26, 2024
Court of Appeal orders retrial in car accident case against Insurance Corporation of B.C.
The B.C. Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal of a decision dismissing a damages claim for a motor vehicle accident, finding that the judge did not consider relevant evidence that may have changed the analysis.
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July 26, 2024
Federal Court of Appeal deals another blow to cities’ efforts to derail huge CN container facility
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging the approval of the location for railway lines related to a contentious Canadian National Railway Company (CN) logistics hub proposed to be set up in Milton, Ont.
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July 26, 2024
Supreme Court refuses leave to appeal $1.7M CBC defamation decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has effectively affirmed a Manitoba Court of Appeal decision last year that rejected a $1.7 million defamation award against the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC).
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July 26, 2024
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES — Landlord’s obligations — Common areas
Appeal by Marguerite Crete and her son Daniel Crete (Cretes) from motion judge’s finding that Snow Removal Provision required them to clear areas used exclusively by them, which included the area where Daniel fell. The Cretes leased a townhouse from Ottawa Community Housing (Ottawa).
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July 25, 2024
Burying termination provision in a confidentiality clause voids executive employment contract
Executive employment contracts, particularly for C-suite executives of organizations, can be lengthy and complex. A well-drafted, thorough contract may deal with a great number of different matters, including compensation, performance expectations, post-employment obligations, termination and others, which may not always interact.
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July 25, 2024
Ottawa ordered to disclose memos about CUAET immigration program targeted by Charter challenge
A novel Charter challenge — which contends that Ottawa’s expansive Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) policy for war-affected Ukrainians unfairly discriminated against Taliban-targeted Afghans who face stricter immigration requirements — is proceeding to next steps after the Federal Court rejected a bid by the federal attorney general to avoid disclosing information that sheds light on what went into devising the generous immigration policy for Ukrainians.
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July 24, 2024
New managing partner for Aird & Berlis
Jill P. Fraser, a senior partner in Aird & Berlis’s financial services group and a long-standing member of the executive committee, the firm’s new managing partner.
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July 23, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal’s latest commentary on duty of care, negligence, causation in tragic case
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal was forced to address various questions of law in a complicated medical malpractice matter involving a 29-year-old woman who suffered life-altering complications.
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July 22, 2024
Montreal law firm launches proposed class action over plant milk listeriosis outbreak
A Montreal law firm is the first in Canada to seek compensation for consumers affected by a recent listeriosis outbreak linked to some plant milk products.