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Commercial/Tort Case Law Summaries

Thomas Gold Pettingill LLP is pleased to provide this online resource to our clients. Below is a searchable database of key cases impacting the defence of commercial and tort litigation. Assembled by Sarah Jones, Natasha O'Toole, and Chris Schnarr, each case is reviewed, briefly summarized, and categorized for easy access.

January 16, 2025
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank v. The Other End Inc. et al., 2025 ONSC 85

In this collection matter, the defendants brought a motion pursuant to Rule 13.1.02 to transfer the action from London to Toronto. The plaintiff ultimately consented to the relief sought. Justice Firestone granted the motion. The action lacked any rational connection to London. The corporate defendant is a film and production company based in Toronto. The...
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January 16, 2025
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Cox et al. v. Ball et al., 2025 ONSC 199

The plaintiff was injured when the defendant Ball hit him in the head with his goalie stick during a hockey tournament held at the Fort Erie Leisureplex. Ball was convicted of assault causing bodily harm. The plaintiff sued Ball, along with the Town of Fort Erie (owner of the arena complex), Stoddard (tournament organizer), and...
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November 30, 2024
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Addai v. Parkinson, 2024 ONSC 6122

The plaintiff was injured in a rear-end motor vehicle accident. Following a nine day trial, the defendant brought a threshold motion while the jury was deliberating. The jury returned its verdict and awarded the plaintiff nothing. Justice Brownstone granted the threshold motion, finding that the plaintiff’s claim for non-pecuniary damages was barred because he did...
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November 30, 2024
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Pereira v. Yaya Foods Corporation, 2024 ONSC 6585

The plaintiff, a welder, fell from a 12-foot step ladder and was injured while working on a project on the premises of the defendant Yaya Foods. The project used an excavator with an attachment that held the beam while the plaintiff cut it. The attachment failed, the beam fell and hit the ladder, causing the...
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September 30, 2024
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Ferreira v. Hopper, 2024 ONSC 5385

This action arose from a motor vehicle accident. Following a trial on damages the jury rendered a verdict with the following awards: Non-pecuniary general damages : $25,000 Past loss of income : $100,000 Future loss of income : $0 Future medical and rehabilitation: $4,000 Future housekeeping expenses : $0 TOTAL DAMAGES : $129,000 The plaintiff...
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June 30, 2024
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Snagg et al. v. Makhoul, 2024 ONSC 3735

This is a personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle accident involving a young pedestrian. The defendant brought a motion seeking an Order compelling the plaintiffs to answer refusals arising from a cross-examination of their lawyer. At its crux, the motion concerned whether the plaintiffs had to disclose and produce any applicable adverse costs...
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June 30, 2024
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Ranger v. Triovest Realty Advisors, 2024 ONSC 1782

This personal injury action arises from a slip and fall in a marked pedestrian crosswalk during a winter weather event. The plaintiff sued the property owner, property manager, and winter maintenance contractor. The action proceeded to trial on liability alone (the parties reached an agreement on the quantum of damages). Justice Henderson held that the...
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February 29, 2024
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Marderosian v. City of Niagara Falls, 2024 ONSC 1043

The plaintiff fell during the winter when she stepped off of a municipal sidewalk onto the snow covered front lawn of the property abutting the sidewalk to get around a group of people waiting for a bus. She tripped over a tree root and fell, injuring herself. The plaintiff notified the City of the incident...
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February 29, 2024
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Steinberg v. Adderley, 2024 ONCA 167

The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident in October 2011. He took out five litigation loans from BridgePoint totaling $65,500. The loans had compound interest rates ranging from 20% to 24%. The plaintiff settled his accident benefits claim for $1.25 million. His tort action was dismissed due to contempt of an order to...
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January 31, 2024
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Bhoola v. City of Vaughan, 2024 ONSC 103

The plaintiff’s home was damaged following a large rainfall in spring 2017. The previous owner had built a rear addition on the home in 1981. The City of Vaughan issued a building permit to the previous owner without obtaining the approval of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TCRA) as required by applicable legislation. The...
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November 30, 2023
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Cooper v. Beaudoin, 2023 ONSC 6543

The plaintiff tripped over sandals during a visit to the home of her sister (Elizabeth) and brother-in law (Daniel). Elizabeth had left the sandals on the back stoop, and the plaintiff broke her ankle when she fell over them. The plaintiff sued Daniel pursuant to the Occupiers’ Liability Act, alleging that he did not take...
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November 30, 2023
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Forsung v. Neadow, 2023 ONSC 5873

In this decision, Justice Muszynski dismissed a motion brought by the plaintiffs at the outset of trial to adduce expert evidence from three experts whose reports were served outside the timeline contemplated by the Rules of Civil Procedure. The plaintiffs served the expert reports on June 22, 2023. The pre-trial conference took place on July...
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October 31, 2023
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Loney v. Doe, 2023 ONSC 5123

The plaintiff was injured in a 2013 motorcycle accident and commenced this action in 2015. Two defendants (the driver and owner of a transport truck) were named as John Does. The plaintiff also sued Intact pursuant to OPCF44 coverage. The plaintiff was examined for discovery in 2016 and set the matter down for trial in...
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October 31, 2023
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Kongtakane v. Howes, 2023 ONSC 6167

This personal injury action arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred when the defendant vehicle crossed into an oncoming traffic lane and struck the plaintiff vehicle. The defendants brought a motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of the action on the grounds that the defendant driver could not have avoided the accident because she...
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August 31, 2023
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Tyszko v St. Catharines (City), 2023 ONSC 2892

The plaintiff sued the City for property damages arising from drainage issues. The City argued that the 2-year limitation period barred the claim, and that the 15-year ultimate limitation period also barred the claim because the storm sewers in question were installed in 2002. Justice Bordin granted the motion on both grounds. Regarding the ultimate...
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August 31, 2023
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Walpole v. Brush, 2023 ONSC 4869

The minor plaintiff was attacked by a dog while visiting the residence of the defendant tenants with her parents. The landlord defendants, who owned the home, were not present at the time of the attack. The landlord defendants brought a summary judgment motion on the basis that the Dog Owners’ Liability Act (DOLA) places liability...
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July 31, 2023
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Dyck v Kent & Essex Mutual Insurance Company et al, 2023 ONSC 3725

This action arises from a rear end motor vehicle accident. The at-fault driver was operating a transport truck. The tractor portion was registered to Orchid Leasing Corp., however as of the time of the accident the tractor’s driver had made final payment on the lease, had received a bill of sale and ownership documentation, and...
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July 31, 2023
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Morris v Prince, 2023 ONSC 3922

This action arises from an accident between a pedestrian and a motor vehicle. The plaintiff was crossing a crosswalk and was struck by a turning vehicle. The driver was charged under the Highway Traffic Act for making an unsafe turn. He pleaded guilty and was convicted of the charge. He conceded his negligence in the...
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July 31, 2023
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Beardwood v. Hamilton (City), 2023 ONCA 436

This action arose from an accident wherein the plaintiff fell off his motorcycle due to a longitudinal discontinuity or lip in the pavement of a municipal roadway. At trial, Justice Krawchenko found that the existence of the discontinuity at an irregularly angled intersection created a risk of harm to ordinary reasonable drivers such as the...
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May 31, 2023
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Dorah v Dyal, 2023 ONSC 2908

Following a four-week MVA jury trial, the plaintiffs were awarded $652,521 in damages by the jury. The plaintiffs recovered only $191,228.65 after application of statutory deductibles. The plaintiffs claimed costs and disbursements totaling $461,844.66. The defendant claimed costs totaling $178,803.71. One month before trial, the defendant had made an offer to settle for $250,000. The...
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May 12, 2023
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Structured Settlements in Claims Involving Minor Plaintiffs

BACKGROUND The claim involved an eleven year-old plaintiff named Audrey Serravalle. She was struck by the defendant, Thomas Duggan (“Mr. Duggan”), when she was a crossing a residential road on May 17, 2018. Mr. Duggan was travelling eastbound and crossed the yellow line to pass a garbage truck that had stopped in the eastbound lane....
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