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Written By: Patrick Brown and Ryan Marinacci, Law Student In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice temporarily suspended its regular operations effective March 17, 2020.  Several Notices to the Profession issued since then were consolidated into the single Not … Read more »

Dr. Andrea Somers and her colleagues in UHN’s two Emergency Departments at Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital are collecting old mobile phones and giving them to patients who are homeless, struggling with mental health or substance use, and socially isolated. The hope? That the ph … Read more »

Written By: Patrick Brown and Brock Turville, Student-at-Law In 2019, a total of 42 pedestrian fatalities were recorded in Toronto.[1] In pedestrian death cases, the Globe and Mail found that more than one-quarter of drivers fled the scene.[2] The number of pedestrians injured in collisions is, of c … Read more »

Written By: Patrick Brown and Nicole Fielding A recent decision from Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice affirms the importance of cogent evidence, including expert evidence, for injured plaintiffs seeking recovery of damages in court. Jury Questions at a Civil Jury Trial At a civil jury trial invol … Read more »

Written By: Joseph A. Cescon and Ryan Marinacci, Law Student The Licence Appeal Tribunal has re-affirmed that newly acquired vehicles are automatically covered under existing automobile policies for the first fourteen days after purchase.  This in spite of the insurer’s objections that the applicant … Read more »