Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries (March 25 – 29, 2019)

  • 30 mars 2019
  • John Polyzogopoulos

Civil Law Decisions

Crosstown Transit Constructors v. METROLINX, 2019 ONCA 240

Keywords: Contracts, Contractual Interpretation, Insurance, Third-Party Liability Insurance, Settlement Agreements, Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53

Cadieux v. Cloutier, 2019 ONCA 241

Keywords: Estates, Passing Accounts, Notice of Objection to Accounts, Limitations Act, 2002,

Torts, Negligence, MVA, Damages, Apportionment, Statutory Accident Benefits, Pre-Judgment Interest, Costs, Offers to Settle, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C43, ss. 128, 130, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 49 and 57.01, Elbakhiet v. Palmer, 2014 ONCA

Levant v. Day, 2019 ONCA 244

Keywords: Defamation, Anti-SLAPP, Twitter, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 137.1, 137.1(3), 137.1(4)(a)(ii), Libel and Slander Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L. 12, s. 5(1), 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2018 ONCA 685, Related to Matter in the Public Interest, Leave to Appeal Costs, rule 1.09 of the Rules of Civil Procedure

Montour v Beacon Publishing Inc, 2019 ONCA 246

Keywords: Torts, Defamation, Libel, Defences, Justification, Responsible Communication, Qualified Privilege, Fair Comments, Public Interest, Reputation, Financial Loss, Anti-SLAPP, Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C.43, s 137.1(4)(b), Montour et al v Beacon Publishing Inc et al, 2017 ONSC 4735, Grant v Torstar Corp, 2009 SCC 61, 1704604 Ontario Ltd v Pointes Protection Association, 2018 ONCA 685, Walker et al v CFTO Ltd et al (1987), 59 OR (2d) 104 (CA), Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 SCR 1130, Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd, [2017] EWCA Civ 1334