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Professional Liability - List of Cases

   
 

Lavender v. Miller Bernstein LLP, 2019 CanLII 37473 (SCC)

 

Lavender v. Miller Bernstein LLP, 2018 ONCA 955

 

Lavender v. Miller Bernstein LLP, 2018 ONCA 72, 142 O.R. (3d) 401

 

Lavender v. Miller Bernstein LLP, 2017 ONSC 4739

 

Lavender v. Miller Bernstein LLP, 2017 ONSC 3958

 

Donohue v Baja Mining, 2016 ONSC 1569 (CanLII)

 

Rahimi v. SouthGobi Resources, 2015 ONSC 5948, 260 A.C.W.S. (3d) 404, [2015] O.J. No. 5758, 2015 CarswellOnt 16810

 

Locking v. McCowan, 2015 ONSC 7723, [2015] O.J. No. 6621, 2015 CarswellOnt 19199

 

Ian Vincent Beck, et al. v. Patricia Wilson, et al., 2013 CanLII 69866 (SCC)

 

Wilson v. Beck, 2013 ONCA 316; 2013 CarswellOnt 5513; 228 A.C.W.S. (3d) 859

 

Jeffery and Rudd v. London Life Insurance et al., 2013 CarswellOnt 709; 2013 ONSC 347, 224 A.C.W.S. (3d) 815

 

Allen v. Aspen Group Resources Corporation, 2012 CarswellOnt 11027; 2012 ONSC 5028, 221 A.C.W.S. (3d) 39

 

Allen v. Aspen Group Resources Corporation, 2012 CarswellOnt 8069; 2012 ONSC 3498, 218 A.C.W.S. (3d) 301

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2011 CarswellOnt 13790; 2011 ONCA 772, 210 A.C.W.S. (3d) 315, 6 C.C.L.I. (5th) 189

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2011 CarswellOnt 11987; 2011 ONCA 683, 208 A.C.W.S. (3d) 575, 90 B.L.R. (4th) 1, 284 O.A.C. 260, 2 C.C.L.I. (5th) 84, 343 D.L.R. (4th) 6

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2010 CarswellOnt 7544; 2010 ONSC 4938, 74 B.L.R. (4th) 83, 90 C.C.L.I. (4th) 191, 193 A.C.W.S. (3d) 971

 

Carmen Alfano Family Trust v. Piersanti, 2010 CarswellOnt 6769; 2010 ONSC 4853, 192 A.C.W.S. (3d) 819

 

Allen v. Aspen Group Resources Corp., 2009 CarswellOnt 7620; 81 C.P.C. (6th) 298, 67 B.L.R. (4th) 99, 183 A.C.W.S. (3d) 337

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2009 CarswellOnt 7189; 2009 ONCA 819, 78 C.P.C. (6th) 23, 80 C.C.L.I. (4th) 224, 182 A.C.W.S. (3d) 637

 

Sherman v. Gordon, 2009 CarswellOnt 6638; 181 A.C.W.S. (3d) 887

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2009 CarswellOnt 6328; 80 C.C.L.I. (4th) 202, 181 A.C.W.S. (3d) 938

 

Carmen Alfano Family Trust v. Piersanti, 2009 CarswellOnt 3632; 178 A.C.W.S. (3d) 217

 

Carmen Alfano Family Trust v. Piersanti, 2009 CarswellOnt 1661; 78 C.P.C. (6th) 93, 176 A.C.W.S. (3d) 378

 

Carmen Alfano Family Trust v. Piersanti, 2009 CarswellOnt 1576; 78 C.P.C. (6th) 88, 176 A.C.W.S. (3d) 152

 

Carmen Alfano Family Trust v. Piersanti, 2009 CarswellOnt 1199; 175 A.C.W.S. (3d) 1012

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2008 CarswellOnt 8057; 69 C.C.L.I. (4th) 231, 173 A.C.W.S. (3d) 1038

 

Gold Financial Corp. v. Puslinch Investments Inc., 2008 CarswellOnt 6717

 

Gold Financial Corp. v. Puslinch Investments Inc., 2008 CarswellOnt 6720; 172 A.C.W.S. (3d) 303

 

Gold Financial Corp. v. Puslinch Investments Inc., 2008 CarswellOnt 5927; 170 A.C.W.S. (3d) 466

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2008 CarswellOnt 5169; 65 C.C.L.I. (4th) 10, 59 C.P.C. (6th) 30, 241 O.A.C. 101, 169 A.C.W.S. (3d) 257

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2008 CarswellOnt 1145; 59 C.C.L.I. (4th) 165, 89 O.R. (3d) 686, 54 C.P.C. (6th) 31, 165 A.C.W.S. (3d) 784

 

Puhl v. Katz Group Canada Ltd. et al., 2008 CarswellOnt 63; 64 C.C.P.B. 163, 63 C.C.E.L. (3d) 71, 163 A.C.W.S. (3d) 75

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2007 CarswellOnt 91

 

Jeffery v. London Life Insurance Co., 2006 CarswellOnt 6096

 

Gu v. Tai Foong International Ltd., 2005 CarswellOnt 1848

 

Gu v. Tai Foong International Ltd., 2003 CarswellOnt 232; 168 O.A.C. 47, 30 C.P.C. (5th) 260

 

Gu et al v. Tai Foong International Ltd., 2001 CarswellOnt 2645

 

Gu v. Tai Foong International Ltd., 2001 CarswellOnt 91; 5 C.P.C. (5th) 187

 

Transamerica Life Insurance Co. of Canada v. Hutton, 2001 CarswellOnt 6

 

Transamerica Life Insurance Co. of Canada v. Hutton, 2000 CarswellOnt 2090; 33 R.P.R. (3d) 1

 

Ferma Import & Export v. Prudential Assurance Co. of England Property & Casualty (Canada), 2000 CarswellOnt 1082; [2000] I.L.R. I-3818, 20 C.C.L.I. (3d) 110, 132 O.A.C. 83

 

Gu v. Tai Foong International Ltd. (1999), 7 B.L.R. (3d) 101, [1999] O.J. No. 3333, 1999 CarswellOnt 2858 ( S.C.J.), aff’d, (2003), 2003 CarswellOnt 232 (C.A.)

 

Rozon Estate v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company of Canada, [1999] O.J. No. 4538, 1999 CarswellOnt 4391(C.A.)

 

Moffat et al v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company of Canada et al, [1999] O.J. No. 345, 1999 CarswellOnt 428 (Gen. Div.); aff’d 2001 CarswellOnt 1734 (C.A.)

 

Druiven et al v. Warrington et al (1999), 118 O.A.C. 353, [1999] O.J. No. 1304, 1999 CarswellOnt 1036 (C.A.)

 

Transamerica v. Elizabeth Hutton et al, Ruling of Cullity J. re: Admissibility of Affidavit of K., a Deceased Witness (released September 1999, unreported)

 

Transamerica Life Insurance Co. of Canada v. Canada Life Assurance Co. (1998), 54 O.T.C. 75, [1998] O.J. No. 11, 1998 CarswellOnt 7 (Ont. Ct. J. (Gen. Div.))

 

Transamerica Life Insurance Co. of Canada v. Canada Life Assurance Co., [1997] O.J. No. 3754, 1997 CarswellOnt 3496 (C.A.)

 

Phillis v. Burns (1997), 38 O.T.C. 241, [1997] O.J. No. 3131, 1997 CarswellOnt 3192 (Ont. Ct. J. (Gen. Div.))

 

Transamerica Life Insurance Co. of Canada v. Canada Life Assurance Co. (1996), 28 O.R. (3d) 423, [1996] O.J. No. 1568, 1996 CarswellOnt 1699, 1996 CanLII 7979 (Ont. Ct. J.(Gen. Div.))

 

Meringolo v. Oshawa General Hospital (1991), 46 O.A.C. 260, [1991] O.J. No. 91, 1991 CarswellOnt 1078 (C.A.); refused leave to appeal (1991), 50 O.A.C. 159 (note), 136 N.R. 319 (note) (S.C.C.)

 

Stribbell et al v. Bhalla et al (1990), 73 O.R. (2d) 748, 42 C.P.C. (2d) 161, [1989] O.J. No. 767, 1990 CarswellOnt 353 (H.C.J.), see also [1988] O.J. No. 2823 and [1988] O.J. No. 2824

 

Rosenblood Estate v. Law Society of Upper Canada (1989), 37 C.C.L.I. 142, [1989] I.L.R. 1-2416, [1989] O.J. No. 240, 1989 CarswellOnt 642 (Ont. H.C.J.); aff'd (1992), 16 C.C.L.I. (2d) 226, [1992] O.J. No. 3030, 1992 CarswellOnt 673 (C.A.)

 

424317 Ontario Ltd. v. Silber, [1988] O.J. No. 1795 (H.C.J)

 

Federal Business Development Bank v. Morris, Burk et al (1988), 38 B.L.R. 1, 1988 CarswellOnt 102 (H.C.J.)

 

Guarantee Company of North America v. Morris et al (1985), 50 C.P.C. 122, [1985] O.J. No. 1885, 1985 CarswellOnt 559 (H.C.J.)

 

Anastasio v. Cutruzzola (1984), 33 R.P.R. 56, 1984 CarswellOnt 588 (Ont. Co. Ct.)