Robinson v. Rochester et al.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgeLax, J.
Neutral Citation2010 ONSC 463
Citation[2010] O.T.C. Uned. 463,2010 ONSC 463,[2010] O.T.C. Uned. 463 (SC),[2010] OJ No 187 (QL),89 CPC (6th) 91,[2010] O.J. No 187 (QL),[2010] OTC Uned 463 (SC),[2010] OTC Uned 463
Date19 January 2010
Subject MatterPRACTICE,TORTS

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    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 11, 2015
    ...N.R. 352; 115 Man.R.(2d) 241; 139 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 98]. Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd. et al., [2010] O.T.C. Uned. 463; 2010 ONSC 463, leave to appeal refused (2010), 262 O.A.C. 148; 2010 ONSC 1899 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 101]. Lipson v. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LL......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...and Gaming Corporation, 2013 ONCA 501, Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corporation, 2012 ONSC 1138, Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd., 2010 ONSC 463, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Essex v. Windsor (City), 2015 ONCA 572, Caputo v. Imperial Tobacco Ltd. (2004), 236 D.L.R. (4th) 348 (......
  • Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 14, 2012
    ...Ct.), leave to appeal to C.A. ref'd, leave to appeal to S.C.C. ref'd [2006] S.C.C.A. No. 494; and Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd. , 2010 ONSC 463, [2010] O.J. No. 187 at para. 61, leave to appeal ref'd, 2010 ONSC 1899, [2010] O.J. No. 1481 (Div. Ct.). [207] However, a punitive damage c......
  • Carcillo v Ontario Major Junior Hockey League
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 22, 2025
    ...trials so that punitive damages are assessed after compensatory damages have been determined: Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd., 2010 ONSC 463, 89 C.P.C. (6th) 91, at paras. 57–61, leave to appeal refused, 2010 ONSC 1899, 262 O.A.C. 148 (Div. 49 To be clear, I would not decide whether th......
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  • Excalibur Special Opportunities LP v. Schwartz Levitsky Feldman LLP
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 11, 2015
    ...N.R. 352; 115 Man.R.(2d) 241; 139 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 98]. Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd. et al., [2010] O.T.C. Uned. 463; 2010 ONSC 463, leave to appeal refused (2010), 262 O.A.C. 148; 2010 ONSC 1899 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 101]. Lipson v. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LL......
  • Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 14, 2012
    ...Ct.), leave to appeal to C.A. ref'd, leave to appeal to S.C.C. ref'd [2006] S.C.C.A. No. 494; and Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd. , 2010 ONSC 463, [2010] O.J. No. 187 at para. 61, leave to appeal ref'd, 2010 ONSC 1899, [2010] O.J. No. 1481 (Div. Ct.). [207] However, a punitive damage c......
  • Carcillo v Ontario Major Junior Hockey League
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 22, 2025
    ...trials so that punitive damages are assessed after compensatory damages have been determined: Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd., 2010 ONSC 463, 89 C.P.C. (6th) 91, at paras. 57–61, leave to appeal refused, 2010 ONSC 1899, 262 O.A.C. 148 (Div. 49 To be clear, I would not decide whether th......
  • Da Silva v River Run Vistas Corporation, 2018 ABQB 869
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 22, 2018
    ...firm either knew or ought to have foreseen the opinion would be used in marketing the investment (Robinson v Rochester Financial Limited, 2010 ONSC 463 at paras 24, 25 and 31, application for leave to app dism, 2010 ONSC 1899 (Div Ct), or a legal opinion was a necessary precondition for mar......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...and Gaming Corporation, 2013 ONCA 501, Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corporation, 2012 ONSC 1138, Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd., 2010 ONSC 463, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Essex v. Windsor (City), 2015 ONCA 572, Caputo v. Imperial Tobacco Ltd. (2004), 236 D.L.R. (4th) 348 (......
  • The Ontario Superior Court Certifies A Class Action Brought By Former Franchisees
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 26, 2011
    ...O.J. No. 3921 (S.C.J.) and 1250264 Ontario Inc. v. Pet Valu Canada Inc. 2011 ONSC 297. 5. Citing Robinson v. Rochester Financial Limited, 2010 ONSC 463, CC&L Dedicated Enterprise Fund (Trustee of) v. Fisherman, [2001] O.J. No. 4622 (S.C.J.) 6. Section 4(4) states "any provision in a fra......