Our client developed a severe disability and was forced to take time off from her job. Our client, like many disabled workers, thought that she would be protected against income loss by the disability insurance she had through her employer. However, the insurance company decided to cut off her long-term disability benefits. When she came […]
Our clients were a couple who had been tricked into parting with their hard-earned money by an unscrupulous time-share operation. We investigated the situation and put together a strong claim under the Consumer Protection Act. Our clients were successful in getting a judgment against the scammers for the full value of their investment.
Our client was a tractor-trailer operator who had lost an appeal before the Licence Appeal Tribunal regarding a revocation of his licence for failing a medical exam. We appealed the Licence Appeal Tribunal’s decision to the Divisional Court and relied on a recent statutory amendment to get his licence back.
Our clients were internet entrepreneurs who had established a very popular social networking tool. They became involved in a libel and slander suit based on comments and statements posted by users of their software. We successfully defended our clients based on our knowledge of the libel and slander laws in Ontario, a very specialized and […]
A young family with two special-needs children came to us with an ongoing disability accommodation dispute with a large school board. The children were removed from their local school by the Board’s decision. As more time passed with the dispute in a stalemate the children were in danger of losing their school year. After we […]
Our client was a young man who suffered from a rare genetic disorder. He was unable to work, yet the Government denied his application for a disability pension. We took the Government to the Federal Court of Appeal on our client’s behalf. On the eve of the hearing the Government agreed to place our client […]
Our client was a young man who suffered from a rare genetic disorder. He was unable to work, yet the Government denied his application for a disability pension. We took the Government to the Federal Court of Appeal on our client’s behalf. On the eve of the hearing the Government agreed to place our client […]
Our clients were homeowners who were surprised to learn of their neighbours’ plan to erect a large and unsightly structure in their rear yard. We filed an appeal at the Ontario Municipal Board and were successful in preventing the neighbour’s proposed development on the grounds that it was not compatible with the zoning by-laws, and […]
Our client was in receipt of long-term disability benefits that were arbitrarily cut off by her insurer. We commenced a law suit on behalf of our client against her disability insurer for both breach of contract and negligence. At mediation, we were successful in obtaining a substantial settlement of her claim.
Constructive dismissal actions can be challenging for former employees because the employee bears the burden of proving that the employer changed the circumstances of their employment so much that the employee was entitled to quit for good reason. Our client was just such a person. We commenced a constructive dismissal action against a nurse’s former […]
