Years ago, I had a file where my client received a priority dispute notice. It was for a catastrophic accident benefits claim involving a 26-year-old who had suffered severe brain injuries. There was little doubt that my client had priority over this claim because he...
In a rare challenge to exclude scientific evidence as unreliable in a civil case, Justice Bale found SPECT scans do not meet the reliability foundation test for novel scientific evidence, in the recent decision of Meadev. Hussein, 2021 ONSC 7850. According to the...
In a recent “Right to Sue” application, Decision No. 616/21, 2021 ONWSIAT 848, Vice Chair Dee of the WSIAT considered the issue of whether a plaintiff in a wrongful dismissal action was barred from pursuing such an action against her employer, an auto parts retailer,...