Obodo v. Trans Union of Canada, Inc.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgeJustice Glustein
Neutral Citation2021 ONSC 7297
Citation2021 ONSC 7297
Date04 November 2021
Docket NumberCV-19-00631317-00CP

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12 practice notes
  • Trueman v Rogers Communications Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 23, 2025
    ...J. found that the plaintiff had adequately pleaded his claim under articles 35–37 of the CCQ: Obodo v Trans Union of Canada, Inc, 2021 ONSC 7297 at paras. 112 In another case considered in Cleaver, Homsy c. Google, 2024 QCCS 1324, the court found that the plaintiff's pleading, which include......
  • Campbell v Capital One Financial Corporation
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • July 4, 2024
    ...see e.g., Situmorang v. Google LLC, 2022 BCSC 2052 at para. 61, rev'd on other grounds 2024 BCCA 9; Obodo v. Trans Union of Canada, Inc., 2021 ONSC 7297 at paras. 215 and 217, aff'd on other grounds 2022 ONCA 814; Agnew-Americano v. Equifax Canada Co., 2019 ONSC 7110 at paras. 237–239, aff'......
  • Nova Oculus Canada Manufacturing ULC v Sather
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 22, 2025
    ...to grant the statutory remedy: Douez v Facebook, Inc, 2017 SCC 33 at para 109 (Abella J concurring); Obodo v Trans Union of Canada, Inc, 2021 ONSC 7297 at paras 198–199; Ironrod Investments Inc v Enquest Energy Services Corp, 201 ONSC 308 at paras 14 and 16; Incorporated Broadcasters Ltd v ......
  • Donegani v Facebook, Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 19, 2024
    ...Columbia, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Justice Glustein reached the same conclusion in Obodo v. Trans Union of Canada, Inc., 2021 ONSC 7297, at para. 202, aff'd on other grounds, 2022 ONCA 814, 164 O.R. (3d) 520, leave to appeal to refused, 2023 CanLII 62026 102 These conclusion......
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  • Trueman v Rogers Communications Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 23, 2025
    ...J. found that the plaintiff had adequately pleaded his claim under articles 35–37 of the CCQ: Obodo v Trans Union of Canada, Inc, 2021 ONSC 7297 at paras. 112 In another case considered in Cleaver, Homsy c. Google, 2024 QCCS 1324, the court found that the plaintiff's pleading, which include......
  • Campbell v Capital One Financial Corporation
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • July 4, 2024
    ...see e.g., Situmorang v. Google LLC, 2022 BCSC 2052 at para. 61, rev'd on other grounds 2024 BCCA 9; Obodo v. Trans Union of Canada, Inc., 2021 ONSC 7297 at paras. 215 and 217, aff'd on other grounds 2022 ONCA 814; Agnew-Americano v. Equifax Canada Co., 2019 ONSC 7110 at paras. 237–239, aff'......
  • Nova Oculus Canada Manufacturing ULC v Sather
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 22, 2025
    ...to grant the statutory remedy: Douez v Facebook, Inc, 2017 SCC 33 at para 109 (Abella J concurring); Obodo v Trans Union of Canada, Inc, 2021 ONSC 7297 at paras 198–199; Ironrod Investments Inc v Enquest Energy Services Corp, 201 ONSC 308 at paras 14 and 16; Incorporated Broadcasters Ltd v ......
  • Donegani v Facebook, Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 19, 2024
    ...Columbia, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Justice Glustein reached the same conclusion in Obodo v. Trans Union of Canada, Inc., 2021 ONSC 7297, at para. 202, aff'd on other grounds, 2022 ONCA 814, 164 O.R. (3d) 520, leave to appeal to refused, 2023 CanLII 62026 102 These conclusion......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Privacy Update ' New Laws And Cases Of Interest
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 12, 2023
    ...out of three separate class actions: Owsianik v. Equifax Canada Co., 2021 ONSC 4112 (Equifax); Obodo v Trans Union of Canada, Inc., 2021 ONSC 7297 (Obodo); and Winder v Marriott International, Inc., 2022 ONSC 390 (Winder). The relevant facts regarding intrusion upon seclusion were similar i......
  • Tort Of Intrusion Upon Seclusion Does Not Apply To Third Party Data Breach
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 2, 2022
    ...three proposed data breach class actions together: Owsianik v. Equifax Canada Co., 2021 ONSC 4112; Obodo v. Trans Union of Canada, Inc., 2021 ONSC 7297; Winder v. Marriott International, Inc., 2022 ONSC 390. In all three proceedings: The plaintiffs had pleaded the tort of intrusion upon sec......