Das v. George Weston Limited

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeDoherty,Feldman,Gray
Date20 December 2018
Docket NumberC64146, C64679 (M48391)
Citation2018 ONCA 1053
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)

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102 practice notes
  • Raponi v. Olympia Trust Company
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 2, 2022
    ...19; Darmar Farms Inc. v. Syngenta Canada Inc., 2019 ONCA 789 at para. 51; Das v. George Weston Ltd., 2017 ONSC 4129 aff’d 2018 ONCA 1053, leave to appeal refused [2019] S.C.C.A. No. [33] 2020 SCC 19 at para. 19. [34] 2019 ONCA 789 at para. 51. [35] 2011 SCC 42 at paras. 17-......
  • Del Giudice v. Thompson
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 4, 2021
    ...[44] 2020 SCC 19 at para. 18. [45] Jordan v. CIBC Mortgages Inc., 2019 ONSC 1178 at paras. 72, 115; Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053 at paras. 31, 71, 74 and 78; Kalra v. Mercedes Benz Canada Inc., 2017 ONSC 3795 at para. 24; McCreight v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 ONCA 483......
  • Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 24, 2020
    ...477; Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 303; Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87; Das v. George Weston Ltd., 2018 ONCA 1053, 43 E.T.R. (4th) 173; R. v. Salituro, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 654; Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D., 2007 SCC 38, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 83; Cooper v......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 ' 15, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 19, 2025
    ...1048, Fernandez Leon v. Bayer Inc., 2023 ONCA 629, Darmar Farms Inc. v. Syngenta Canada Inc., 2019 ONCA 789, Das v. George Weston Ltd., 2018 ONCA 1053, Grigonis v. Toronto Boardsailing Club, 2010 ONCA 651, CIT Financial Ltd. v. Sellter Industries Inc., 2005 CanLII 8191 (Ont. C.A.), Great We......
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  • Raponi v. Olympia Trust Company
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 2, 2022
    ...19; Darmar Farms Inc. v. Syngenta Canada Inc., 2019 ONCA 789 at para. 51; Das v. George Weston Ltd., 2017 ONSC 4129 aff’d 2018 ONCA 1053, leave to appeal refused [2019] S.C.C.A. No. [33] 2020 SCC 19 at para. 19. [34] 2019 ONCA 789 at para. 51. [35] 2011 SCC 42 at paras. 17-......
  • Del Giudice v. Thompson
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 4, 2021
    ...[44] 2020 SCC 19 at para. 18. [45] Jordan v. CIBC Mortgages Inc., 2019 ONSC 1178 at paras. 72, 115; Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053 at paras. 31, 71, 74 and 78; Kalra v. Mercedes Benz Canada Inc., 2017 ONSC 3795 at para. 24; McCreight v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 ONCA 483......
  • Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 24, 2020
    ...477; Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 303; Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87; Das v. George Weston Ltd., 2018 ONCA 1053, 43 E.T.R. (4th) 173; R. v. Salituro, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 654; Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D., 2007 SCC 38, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 83; Cooper v......
  • Fareau v. Bell Canada
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 26, 2022
    ...[18] 2020 SCC 19 at para. 18. [19] Jordan v. CIBC Mortgages Inc., 2019 ONSC 1178 at paras. 72, 115; Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053 at paras. 31, 71, 74 and 78; Kalra v. Mercedes Benz Canada Inc., 2017 ONSC 3795 at para. 24; McCreight v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 ONCA 483......
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13 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 ' 15, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 19, 2025
    ...1048, Fernandez Leon v. Bayer Inc., 2023 ONCA 629, Darmar Farms Inc. v. Syngenta Canada Inc., 2019 ONCA 789, Das v. George Weston Ltd., 2018 ONCA 1053, Grigonis v. Toronto Boardsailing Club, 2010 ONCA 651, CIT Financial Ltd. v. Sellter Industries Inc., 2005 CanLII 8191 (Ont. C.A.), Great We......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 22, 2023 ' May 26, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 7, 2023
    ...Hughes v. Liquor Control Board of Ontario, 2019 ONCA 305, Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053, Markowich v. Lundin Mining Corporation, 2022 ONSC 81, Rex Diamond Mining Corporation et al., 2008 ONSEC 18, Coffin v Atlantic Power Corp.,......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 12 ' 16, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 20, 2023
    ...(1996), 137 D.L.R. (4th) 725 (B.C.C.A.), Ivany et al. v. Financiere Telco Inc., et al., 2013 ONSC 6347, Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053, McCreight v. Canada (Attorney General), 2013 ONCA 483, Waters' Law of Trusts in Canada, 2nd ed. (Toronto: Carswell, 1984) Friendly v. 1671379......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 17 – 21, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 4, 2019
    ...efforts were not enough to satisfy the Crown's disclosure obligation. Table of Contents Civil Decisions Das v. George Weston Limited, 2018 ONCA 1053 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Vicarious Liability, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Striking Pleadings, No Reasona......
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4 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Torts. Sixth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...133–34 Darmar Farms Inc v Syngenta Canada et al, 2018 ONSC 7129 ......................... 192 Das v George Weston Ltd, [2018] OJ No 6742, 2018 ONCA 1053, 43 ETR (4th) 173, leave to appeal to SCC dismissed, [2019] SCCA No 69 .........................................................................
  • CANADIAN LITIGATION FOR VIOLATIONS OF CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW: QUESTIONS REMAINING AFTER NEVSUN V ARAYA.
    • Canada
    • University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review Vol. 80 No. 1, January 2022
    • January 1, 2022
    ...(89) Nevsun BCSC 2016, supra note 9 at para 543 (referencing Plaintiff's Notice of Civil Claim at para 76). (90) Das v George Weston Ltd, 2018 ONCA 1053 at paras 16-23 [Loblaws]. (91) Ibid at para 19. (92) Ibid at para 80. (93) Ibid at paras 32-37. (94) Ibid at para 82. (95) Tolofson v Jens......
  • FROM NEVSUNV ARAYA TO THE CORE: TAKING STOCK OF STATE-BASED BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS IN CANADA.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 54 No. 1, September 2021
    • September 10, 2021
    ...a duty of care to the plaintiffs under the laws of either Ontario or Bangladesh. See Das v George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 4129, aff'd 2018 ONCA 1053. Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was refused, [2019] SCCA No 69; 2019 CarswellOnt 12859. In Chevron Corp v Yaiguaje, plaintif......
  • TRANSNATIONAL TORTS AGAINST PRIVATE CORPORATIONS: A FUNCTIONAL THEORY FOR THE APPLICATION OF CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW POST-NEVSUN.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 54 No. 2, September 2021
    • September 15, 2021
    ...Mining Ltd, 2011 QCCS 1966 (in French) [Anvil Mining]; Garcia v Tahoe Resources Inc, 2017 BCCA 39 [Garcia]; Das v George Weston Ltd, 2018 ONCA 1053 (11) For the use of domestic tort claims to remedy international human rights violations, see generally Scott, supra note 7; Scott & Wai, s......