Cheung v. Samra, 2020 ONSC 4904

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeD.L. Corbett, Lederer and Boswell JJ.
Docket Number772/18
Citation2020 ONSC 4904
Date27 August 2020
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
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5 practice notes
  • Sean Omar Henry v. Dr. Marshall Zaitlen, 2022 ONSC 318
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 13 Enero 2022
    ...In Cheung v. Samra, 2018 ONSC 3480 (“Cheung (ONSC)”), at paras. 16 and 44, aff’d 2020 ONSC 4904, 453 D.L.R. (4th) 295 (Div. Ct.) (“Cheung (Div. Ct.)”), Justice D. Wilson rejected the use of the words “caused or contributed” in the causation q......
  • Levac v. James, 2021 ONSC 5971
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 15 Septiembre 2021
    ...SCC 32, at para 6. The burden of proof of causation remains with the Plaintiff: Cheung v Samra, 2018 ONSC 3480, at para 52, aff’d 2020 ONSC 4904 (Div Ct).  [114]     As the Supreme Court of Canada described it in Clements, supra, at para 8: The test for showi......
  • Cheung v. Samra, 2022 ONCA 195
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 9 Marzo 2022
    ...the Divisional Court (Justices David L. Corbett, Thomas R. Lederer and R. Cary Boswell), dated August 27, 2020, with reasons reported at 2020 ONSC 4904, affirming the order of Justice Darla A. Wilson of the Superior Court of Justice, dated June 5, 2018, with reasons reported at 2018 ONSC Pa......
  • Jury Questions: When To Ask For Reasons - Case Study: Cheung v. Samra 2020 ONSC 4904
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 28 Septiembre 2020
    ...Surujdeo v. Melady, 2017 ONCA 41, at para. 114. 5. Poonwasee v. Plaza, 2018 CarswellOnt 9928, 2018 ONSC 3797 (Ont. S.C.J.) at para 17. 6. 2020 ONSC 4904. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your s......
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  • Sean Omar Henry v. Dr. Marshall Zaitlen,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 13 Enero 2022
    ...In Cheung v. Samra, 2018 ONSC 3480 (“Cheung (ONSC)”), at paras. 16 and 44, aff’d 2020 ONSC 4904, 453 D.L.R. (4th) 295 (Div. Ct.) (“Cheung (Div. Ct.)”), Justice D. Wilson rejected the use of the words “caused or contributed” in the causation q......
  • Levac v. James,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 15 Septiembre 2021
    ...SCC 32, at para 6. The burden of proof of causation remains with the Plaintiff: Cheung v Samra, 2018 ONSC 3480, at para 52, aff’d 2020 ONSC 4904 (Div Ct).  [114]     As the Supreme Court of Canada described it in Clements, supra, at para 8: The test for showi......
  • Cheung v. Samra,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 9 Marzo 2022
    ...the Divisional Court (Justices David L. Corbett, Thomas R. Lederer and R. Cary Boswell), dated August 27, 2020, with reasons reported at 2020 ONSC 4904, affirming the order of Justice Darla A. Wilson of the Superior Court of Justice, dated June 5, 2018, with reasons reported at 2018 ONSC Pa......
  • Meldazy v Nassar,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 2 Abril 2024
    ...v. Fu, 2020 ONSC 1774, 150 O.R. (3d) 616, at para. 32. 26 Although it was not an issue on the appeal, in his dissent in Cheung v. Samra, 2020 ONSC 4904 (“ Cheung ONSC”), at paras. 198-99, Corbett J. addressed jurors giving reasons: Section 108 does not authorize the court to require the jur......
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  • Jury Questions: When To Ask For Reasons - Case Study: Cheung v. Samra 2020 ONSC 4904
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 28 Septiembre 2020
    ...Surujdeo v. Melady, 2017 ONCA 41, at para. 114. 5. Poonwasee v. Plaza, 2018 CarswellOnt 9928, 2018 ONSC 3797 (Ont. S.C.J.) at para 17. 6. 2020 ONSC 4904. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your s......