Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgePERELL, J.
Neutral Citation2021 ONSC 5518
Citation2021 ONSC 5518
Date12 August 2021
Docket NumberCV-17-567946-00CP

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8 practice notes
  • Price v Smith & Wesson Corporation
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 5, 2024
    ...appeal ref'd, [2012] SCCA No 326. 55 Le Feuvre v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Canada Company, 2022 ONSC 4136; Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2021 ONSC 5518; Shah v. LG Chem Ltd., 2018 ONCA 819; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v. Microsoft Corp., 2013 SCC 57. 56 Ramdath v. George Brown College, 2014 ON......
  • The (un)enforceability of class action waivers in Canada
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 19-1, December 2023
    • December 1, 2023
    ...in another case, see Murphy v Amway Canada Corp, 2013 FCA 38 at para 38 [Murphy]. 7 See, for example, Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, 2021 ONSC 5518 at para 114; Seidel v TELUS Communications Inc, 2011 SCC 15 at para 13 [Seidel]; Smith, above note 4 at para 7; Petty v Niantic Inc, 2022......
  • Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 27, 2023
    ...2023 [1] Shaw v. BCE Inc., [2003] O.J. No 5481 (S.C.J.). [2] S.O. 1992, c. 6. [3] S.O. 2000, c. 41. [4] Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, 2021 ONSC 5518. [5] Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, 2022 ONSC 1997 , leave to appeal to the Divisional Court [6] S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sch B. [7] Heller v. Ub......
  • The commonality test in class action certification: the battleground of screening merits and fair process
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 19-1, December 2023
    • December 1, 2023
    ...56 The certiied common issues at the heart of the action focussed on the contractual interpretation underlying the cause of action: 51 2021 ONSC 5518 [Heller]; Employment Standards Act, 2000, SO 2000, c 41 [ESA]. 52 Heller, above note 51. 53 Ibid at para 192. 54 See also Virani v Uber Porti......
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5 cases
  • Price v Smith & Wesson Corporation
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 5, 2024
    ...appeal ref'd, [2012] SCCA No 326. 55 Le Feuvre v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car Canada Company, 2022 ONSC 4136; Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2021 ONSC 5518; Shah v. LG Chem Ltd., 2018 ONCA 819; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v. Microsoft Corp., 2013 SCC 57. 56 Ramdath v. George Brown College, 2014 ON......
  • Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 27, 2023
    ...2023 [1] Shaw v. BCE Inc., [2003] O.J. No 5481 (S.C.J.). [2] S.O. 1992, c. 6. [3] S.O. 2000, c. 41. [4] Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, 2021 ONSC 5518. [5] Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, 2022 ONSC 1997 , leave to appeal to the Divisional Court [6] S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sch B. [7] Heller v. Ub......
  • Virani v Uber Portier Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...relating to Ontario drivers only was granted by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on August 12, 2021: Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, 2021 ONSC 5518 [ Heller]. I have had the benefit of the extensive reasons for decision of Justice Perell in that case. While not binding upon me, his dis......
  • Scott v Subaru Canada, et Al
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 9, 2023
    ...to matters of procedure and does not permit the Court to override other provisions of the CPA (see Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc., 2021 ONSC 5518 at paras. 126, 136-137; Nor-Dor Developments Ltd. v. Redline Communications Group Inc., 2011 ONSC 591 at para. 8 and Leblanc et al. v. The Atto......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • B.C. Legislature Signals Major Shift To Consumer Protection Legislation
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 14, 2025
    ...(2019); Uber (2020). 16. Seidel at para 2. 17. 2020 SCC 16. 18. The action has since been certified. See Heller v Uber Technologies Inc., 2021 ONSC 5518. 19. Brown J. concurring with the 20. See ss. 7(2) and 8(1) of Ontario's Consumer Protection Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 30, Sched. A; s. 11.......
2 books & journal articles
  • The (un)enforceability of class action waivers in Canada
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 19-1, December 2023
    • December 1, 2023
    ...in another case, see Murphy v Amway Canada Corp, 2013 FCA 38 at para 38 [Murphy]. 7 See, for example, Heller v Uber Technologies Inc, 2021 ONSC 5518 at para 114; Seidel v TELUS Communications Inc, 2011 SCC 15 at para 13 [Seidel]; Smith, above note 4 at para 7; Petty v Niantic Inc, 2022......
  • The commonality test in class action certification: the battleground of screening merits and fair process
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 19-1, December 2023
    • December 1, 2023
    ...56 The certiied common issues at the heart of the action focussed on the contractual interpretation underlying the cause of action: 51 2021 ONSC 5518 [Heller]; Employment Standards Act, 2000, SO 2000, c 41 [ESA]. 52 Heller, above note 51. 53 Ibid at para 192. 54 See also Virani v Uber Porti......