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Natasha O’Toole

Associate

416.507.1840
notoole@tgplawyers.com
3637
Assistant

Margaret Cann

416.507.1846
mcann@tgplawyers.com

Education

  • Called to the Bar of Ontario, 2017
  • J.D., Queen's University, 2016
  • B.Sc. (Honours) with Distinction, Queen's University, 2013

Experience
Reported Decisions
Areas Of Practice
Experience

Natasha joined the firm in 2018 after practicing with a boutique litigation firm in Toronto. Natasha’s practice is focused on complex insurance litigation, including the defence of occupiers’ liability, professional negligence, sports and recreation liability, tavern liability, product liability, municipal liability, defamation, and motor vehicle actions. She also regularly handles subrogation, property damage, and transportation matters. Natasha has represented clients before the Ontario Superior Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal, as well as before various tribunals.

A selection of Natasha’s recent work includes:

  • Defending municipalities with respect to allegations of negligent maintenance and/or design;
  • Defending sports and recreation clubs/facilities in claims arising from sports and fitness injuries;
  • Defending engineers, design professionals, and nursing students in respect of professional liability claims;
  • Defending taverns, social clubs, and security service providers with respect to allegations of negligent security and over service;
  • Defending institutional and individual clients in defamation actions;
  • Defending amusement facilities with respect to negligence claims, and liability claims under the Technical Standards and Safety Act; and
  • Defending personal injury actions related to slip/trip and fall incidents and motor vehicle accidents.
Reported Decisions

Barber v. Goerz, 2021 ONSC 3698. Acted for Mohawk College and five of its employees named in an action alleging defamation, negligence, breach of privacy, and breach of rights under various statutes including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Successfully moved to strike all claims as against the personally-named employees, without leave to amend.

Subway v. CBC, 2021 ONCA 25. Acted for Trent University in its successful appeal of the decision in its anti-SLAPP motion against Subway. The Court of Appeal accepted that the negligence claim against Trent arose from an expression related to a matter of public interest, and that Subway could not demonstrate that its negligence claim had substantial merit as Trent did not owe Subway a duty of care.

Areas Of Practice
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Cargo/transportation claims
  • Coverage opinions/claims advice
  • Minimum Maintenance Standards
  • Coverage and Advice
  • Defamation
  • Motor Vehicle Claims (Municipal Litigation)
  • Motor Vehicle Claims (Insurance Litigation)
  • Education Claims
  • Occupiers’ liability (Municipal Litigation)
  • Occupiers’ liability (Insurance Litigation)
  • Personal injury/occupiers’ liability
  • Personal Injury (Municipal Litigation)
  • Professional liability
  • Municipal Litigation
  • Personal Injury (Insurance Litigation)
  • Property/commercial general liability
  • Professional liability
  • Product liability
  • Tavern/commercial host liability

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