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In light of the global pandemic and suspension of the courts, very few civil matters have been heard since March 12, 2020. The courts have advised that only urgent civil matters will be heard until the courts re-open. In one of the only civil matters heard since the courts have been suspended, on March 19, 2020, Justice Myers heard an urgent application. The name of the matter is in Ali v Tariq, 2020 ONSC 1695, and a copy of Justice Myers’ endorsement is found below.

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On June 20, 2019, Tobin Horton and Justin Koifman of our office were successful at the WSIAT on a right to sue application. In this case, the plaintiff sustained a bilateral femur fracture in the course of his employment as a security guard. He issued a claim against two tortfeasors. Both tortfeasors were also in the course of their employment, but Mr. Horton’s client was only in Ontario on a temporary basis as he was normally an employee in Alberta. The parties argued the tortfeasor’s substantial connection to Ontario and Vice-Chair Mitchinson concluded that there was a substantial connection to Ontario. Accordingly, the right to sue was statutorily barred by the Act. To read the decision please click here….