Live Nation Ontario Concerts GP, Inc. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada was an insurance coverage dispute where some of the claims were covered by the insured’s CGL policy and others were not. The insurer was found to only be liable for the portion of the defence costs attributable to the defence of the covered claims.
Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. was a lengthy class action decision involving Shoppers Drug Mart’s liability to franchisees for “Professional Allowances” under the Ontario Drug Benefit Act.
In Bogue v Miracle, the Court ordered security for outstanding costs and for the costs of the pending appeal. However, the Court rejected the moving party’s request for security for judgment. Security for judgment is an “extraordinary remedy” that was not appropriate in this case.
In Surefire Dividend Capture, LP v. National Liability & Fire Insurance Company (Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance) the Court granted intervener status to a receiver of a corporation. The corporation in receivership was not technically a party to this insurance coverage proceeding, but it was affected by it, as the application judge had found that the corporation was an insured under the fidelity policy at issue.
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Civil Decisions
Live Nation Ontario Concerts GP, Inc. v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ONCA 634
Keywords: Contracts, Insurance, Commercial General Liability, Coverage, Duty to Defend, Equitable Contribution, Liquor Licence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.19, Occupiers’ Liability Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.2, Hanis v. Teevan, 2008 ONCA 678, Markham (City) v. AIG Insurance Company of Canada, 2020 ONCA 239, Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, Michaud v. Sécurité Nationale compagnie d’assurance, 2021 NBCA 39, Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd’s of London v. Scalera, 2000 SCC 24, Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Papapetrou v. 1054422 Ontario Ltd., 2012 ONCA 506, Nichols v. American Home Assurance Co., [1990] 1 S.C.R. 801, Atlific Hotels and Resorts Ltd. v. Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada (2009), 97 O.R. (3d) 233 (SC), Daher v. Economical Mutual Insurance Co. (1996), 31 O.R. (3d) 472 (C.A.), Family Insurance Corp. v. Lombard Canada Ltd., 2002 SCC 48, Loblaw Companies Limited v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ONCA 145
Bogue v. Miracle, 2024 ONCA 643
Keywords: Contracts, Solicitor and Client, Contingency Fee Agreements, Aboriginal Law, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Receiverships, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Security for Costs, Security for Judgment, Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, s. 89, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 101, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c B-3, s. 147, Rules of Civil Procedure, rr. 56.01(1), 61.01(1), Bogue v. Miracle, 2021 ONCA 278, Bogue v. Miracle, 2022 ONCA 672, leave to appeal refused, [2023] S.C.C.A. No. 3, Bogue v. Miracle, 2024 ONSC 1964, Miracle v. Bogue, 2024 ONSC 3028, Thrive Capital Management Ltd. v. Noble 1324 Queen Inc., 2021 ONCA 474, Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation, 2017 ONCA 827, Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc. v. Flesch, 2010 ONCA 633, Wiseau Studio, LLC. v. Harper, 2021 ONCA 31, leave to appeal refused, [2021] S.C.C.A. No. 464
Surefire Dividend Capture, LP v. National Liability & Fire Insurance Company (Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance), 2024 ONCA 644
Keywords: Contracts, Insurance, Fidelity, Coverage, Civil Procedure, Interveners, Insurance, Coverage, Receivership, Fraud, Rules of Civil Procedure, RSO 1990, c C.43
Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 2024 ONCA 642
Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Franchise Agreements, Duty of Good Faith Performance, Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Aggregate Damages, Appeals, Standard of Review, Limitation Periods, Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000, S.O., 2000, c. 3, s. 3, Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992,c. 6, ss. 24, 25, Ontario Drug Benefit Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.10, s. 11.5, Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.23, s. 12.1, O. Reg 201/96, s. 1, s. 3 (Code of Conduct), R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 935, s. 2, Sched 1 (Code of Conduct), Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, Canada (Director of Investigation and Research) v. Southam Inc., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 748, Ontario Securities Commission v. Bridging Finance Inc., 2023 ONCA 769, Canada (Attorney General) v. Fontaine, 2017 SCC 47, Karkhanechi v. Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd., 2022 ONCA 518, leave to appeal refused, [2022] S.C.C.A. No. 353, Richards v. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 2016 ONSC 5492, Pickering Square Inc. v. Trillium College Inc., 2016 ONCA 179, Marvelous Mario’s Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., 2019 ONCA 635, Crombie Property Holdings Limited v. McColl-Frontenac Inc. (Texaco Canada Limited), 2017 ONCA 16, Longo v. MacLaren Art Centre Inc., 2014 ONCA 526, Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2012 ONCA 443, Ramdath v. George Brown College, 2014 ONSC 3066, Markson v. MBNA Canada Bank, 2007 ONCA 334, Fresco v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2022 ONCA 115, Shah v. LG Chem Ltd., 2018 ONCA, Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONSC 7229, Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, Lundy v. VIA Rail Canada Inc., 2015 ONSC 7063, Geoff R. Hall, Canadian Contractual Interpretation Law, 3rd and 4th eds. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2016), Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 12th ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011), John D. McCamus, The Law of Contracts, 3rd ed. (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2020), Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd ed. (Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2004), Black’s Law Dictionary, 11th ed. (Saint Paul: Thomson Reuters, 2019), Steven J. Burton & Eric G. Andersen, Contractual Good Faith: Formation, Performance, Breach, Enforcement (Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1995), Report of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Class Action Reform, (Toronto: Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario, 1990)
Thomas v. Thomas, 2024 ONCA 646
Keywords: Family Law, Parenting, Relocation, Child Abduction, Convention of the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, The Hague, October 25, 1980, [1983] Can. T.S. No. 35, Katsigiannis v. Kottick-Katsigiannis (2001), 55 O.R. (3d) 456 (C.A.), Ibrahim v. Girgis, 2008 ONCA 23, Jackson v. Graczyk, 2007 ONCA 388.
Short Civil Decisions
Malhotra (Re), 2024 ONCA 640
Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Claims Provable in Bankruptcy, Proofs of Claim
Janzen v. Cook, 2024 ONCA 654
Keywords: Family Law, Separation Agreements, Child Support, Parenting, Variation, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Jurisdiction, Transfer, Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. F.3, s. 35, Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, ss. 19(1)(a.1), 21.1(1), 110(1), Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.), Bahadori v. Samadzadeh, 2009 ONCA 10, Christodoulou v. Christodoulou, 2010 ONCA 93
O’Regan v. Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 169, 2024 ONCA 647
Keywords: Real Property, Condominiums, Common Elements, Special Assessments, Liens, Oppression, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Reasonable Apprehension of Bias
Hanson Crossborder Tax Inc. v. Bazar McBean LLP, 2024 ONCA 645
Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Costs, Offers to Settle, Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 49
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