Sacks v. Ross

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeLauwers, Hourigan and Benotto JJ.A.
Date05 October 2017
Docket NumberC61542
Citation2017 ONCA 773
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)

Get this document and AI-powered insights with a free trial of vLex and Vincent AI

Get Started for Free

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex

Unlock full access with a free 7-day trial

Transform your legal research with vLex

  • Complete access to the largest collection of common law case law on one platform

  • Generate AI case summaries that instantly highlight key legal issues

  • Advanced search capabilities with precise filtering and sorting options

  • Comprehensive legal content with documents across 100+ jurisdictions

  • Trusted by 2 million professionals including top global firms

  • Access AI-Powered Research with Vincent AI: Natural language queries with verified citations

vLex
74 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 2, 2022
    ...560 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Medmal, Standard of Care, Duty to Consult, Causation, Clements v Clements, 2012 SCC 32, Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, Salter v Hirst, 2011 ONCA 609, Uribe v Tsandelis, 2021 ONCA 377 Cheng v Grigoras, 2022 ONCA 557 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Debtor-C......
  • BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 22 – 26, 2019)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • April 26, 2019
    ...Hospital (Hamilton), 2019 ONCA 312 Keywords: Torts, Medical Negligence, Standard of Care, Causation, “But For” Test, Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, Clements v Clements, 2012 SCC 32 Elbakhiet v Palmer, 2019 ONCA 333 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Sealing Orders, Open Court Principle, Rules of Civi......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 8 ' 12, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 18, 2025
    ...ONSC 6557, Kotorashvili v. Lee, 2024 ONSC 1495, Aristorenas v. Comcare Health Services (2006), 83 O.R. (3d) 282 (C.A.), Sacks v. Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, Beldycki Estate v. Jaipargas, 2012 ONCA 537, Hasan v. Trillium Health Centre (Mississauga), 2024 ONCA 586, Campbell v. Hasan, [2024] S.C.C.A.......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Sovereignty, Restraint, & Guidance. Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century
    • June 25, 2019
    ...48 RWDSU v Dolphin Delivery Ltd, [1986] 2 SCR 573 ......................................... 62, 128, 297 Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773 ..................................................................................................557 Sauvé v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), 2002 SCC 68 ........
  • Get Started for Free
62 cases
  • KY v Bahler
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 8, 2023
    ...to meet the standard of care, he would have been a cause of the twins' injuries. V. Negligence: Causation 822 In Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, leave to appeal ref'd [2017] SCCA No 491, Justice Lauwers wrote as follows at paras 39-40: [39] The common law feels its way on a case by c......
  • Levy v. Rubenstein
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 10, 2022
    ...Columbia (Attorney General), 2004 BCCA 402, 202 B.C.A.C. 74, at para. 157. [161]       In Sacks v. Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, 417 D.L.R. (4th) 387, the Court of Appeal provided guidance on the reasoning process to be applied when determining “but for” c......
  • LR v Semenjuk, 2020 ABQB 350
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 29, 2020
    ...[92] Delayed diagnosis medical negligence cases are among the most complex to assess from the perspective of causation: Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773 at para 51, leave to appeal refused [2017] SCCA No 491. Obviously, delay in diagnosis and treatment can have adverse consequences on a patient’......
  • Sean Omar Henry v. Dr. Marshall Zaitlen
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 13, 2022
    ...the verdict or the answers to the questions.” [8]           In Sacks v. Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, 417 D.L.R. (4th) 387 (“Sacks (ONCA)”), at para. 59, leave to appeal refused, [2017] S.C.C.A. No. 491, Justice Lauwers explain......
  • Get Started for Free
8 firm's commentaries
  • BLANEY’S APPEALS: ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 22 – 26, 2019)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • April 26, 2019
    ...Hospital (Hamilton), 2019 ONCA 312 Keywords: Torts, Medical Negligence, Standard of Care, Causation, “But For” Test, Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, Clements v Clements, 2012 SCC 32 Elbakhiet v Palmer, 2019 ONCA 333 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Sealing Orders, Open Court Principle, Rules of Civi......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 2, 2022
    ...560 Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Medmal, Standard of Care, Duty to Consult, Causation, Clements v Clements, 2012 SCC 32, Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, Salter v Hirst, 2011 ONCA 609, Uribe v Tsandelis, 2021 ONCA 377 Cheng v Grigoras, 2022 ONCA 557 Keywords: Contracts, Interpretation, Debtor-C......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 17 – 21, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 24, 2018
    ...MacKenzie, B. Legate and B. MacKenzie, for the respondents Keywords: Torts, Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Causation, Sacks v. Ross, 2017 ONCA 773, Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 SCR 311, Goodwin v. Olupona, 2013 ONCA 259 FACTS: The plaintiff was born with a condition at birth. At 9:00 PM on ......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 2 – October 6, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 16, 2017
    ...reliable to overcome the direct evidence of the various witnesses and the contemporary photographs already submitted. Sacks v. Ross, 2017 ONCA 773 [Lauwers, Hourigan and Benotto G MacKenzie and B MacKenzie, for the appellants F McLaughlin, D E Charach and L Stanic, for the respondents Theod......
  • Get Started for Free
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Sovereignty, Restraint, & Guidance. Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century
    • June 25, 2019
    ...48 RWDSU v Dolphin Delivery Ltd, [1986] 2 SCR 573 ......................................... 62, 128, 297 Sacks v Ross, 2017 ONCA 773 ..................................................................................................557 Sauvé v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), 2002 SCC 68 ........
  • Coda
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Sovereignty, Restraint, & Guidance. Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century
    • June 25, 2019
    ...evidence adduced at trial: see R v Rodgerson , 2015 SCC 38 at paras 50–54; R v Jacquard , [1997] 1 SCR 314 at paras 13–14; Sacks v Ross , 2017 ONCA 773 at paras 81–86; David Watt, Helping Jurors Understand (Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2007) at 2 and 60. [ 557 ] [ 558 ] Sovereignty, reStraint......