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Ontario Superior Court approves $4.5 million settlement in complex medical malpractice case
The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario has approved a $4.5 million settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving a ...
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Ontario Superior Court awards over $1.1 million in costs and interest in collision case
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered the defendant to pay $1,104,557.50 in costs and interest to Smitiuch Injury Law ...
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Ontario Superior Court finds negligence in treatment of asthma attack leading to brain injury
The Superior Court of Justice of Ontario has ruled that an internal medicine specialist breached the standard of care in her ...
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Crown did not rebut presumption of diminished moral culpability
Accused young persons T and M were involved in planning shooting of 16-year-old deceased, and were convicted of first degree murder. M and T were accepted for intensive rehabilitative custody and ...
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Trial judge conflated actus reus and mens rea of offence
Accused parents were convicted of failing to provide necessaries of life to their young son, who died of meningitis. Majority of Court of Appeal dismissed parents’ appeals. Dissenting judge would have ...
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Accused acquitted of sexual assault as complainant not reliable witness
TS was mother of complainant SL. TS met accused in church and they became romantically involved. Shortly after their relationship commenced complainant claimed that accused touched her vagina in ...
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Proof that claimant suffered from chronic pain syndrome did not automatically mean claimant was entitled to disability benefits
General Division of Social Security Tribunal (SST-GD) upheld denial of Canada Pension Plan disability benefits to claimant because he did not establish that he suffered from severe and prolonged ...
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Class plaintiffs permitted to plead unlawful means conspiracy claim
Plaintiffs brought competition law class action on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers in two distribution channels in marketplace for rechargeable lithium ion batteries. Motion judge granted ...
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It was not unjust to order taxpayer to pay security for costs
Security for costs. Taxpayer was resident outside of Canada and appealed assessment. Minister of National Revenue brought motion for order requiring taxpayer to pay security for costs. Tax Court judge ...