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...
During the course of a personal injury action, the route follows a typical fashion: the statement of claim creates an action, a statement of defence is filed, and the pleadings ‘close’, allowing for the matter to move through the legal system’s defined course. But...
From January 4 to 6, 2015, Nelson, BC experienced “heavy snowfall” (by BC standards). On January 6, when Taryn Marchi parked her vehicle in an angled parking space on Baker Street, there was 36 cm of snow on the ground. The City had already cleared the road and...
It seems like you can get anything delivered these days: pizza, clothing, cosmetics, groceries, alcohol – the list is endless. Most people making these deliveries are using their personal vehicles. Yet how many people are informing their insurers of the business...
The Superior Court of Justice has recently released a decision from Ontario’s first virtual civil trial. Belton v. Spencer will be of interest to those handling rural liability claims as well as horse enthusiasts. Read further for terms like “lunge line”, “riding...
On March 15, 2012, two recreational hockey teams in Ottawa squared off for one of the last games of the season. The game was intense and in the closing minutes, the Pirates were leading the Tiger Cats 5 to 3. With less than one minute to play, a Tiger Cats player...
