Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeSheard
Date24 February 2017
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Docket Number12-53595
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22 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 2, 2022
    ...Stellarbridge Management Inc. v. Magna International (Canada) Inc. (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 263 (C.A.), Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706 Yanic Dufresne Excavation Inc v Saint Joseph Developments Ltd, 2022 ONCA 556 Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Claims Surviving Bankruptcy......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-2, March 2019
    • March 1, 2019
    ...of the Thames Land Claim Trust (Trustee of ) v Chrysler Canada Inc, 2016 ONSC 793 at para 15; Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack Estate, 2017 ONSC 706 at para 78; Huang, above note 68. In the 2018 case of MVL, above note 176 at paras 23–32, the defendants in the action also pled s 99(2) befor......
  • Assessing Fees When Class Actions Follow Government Action
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-2, March 2019
    • March 1, 2019
    ...of the Thames Land Claim Trust (Trustee of ) v Chrysler Canada Inc, 2016 ONSC 793 at para 15; Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack Estate, 2017 ONSC 706 at para 78; Huang, above note 68. In the 2018 case of MVL, above note 176 at paras 23–32, the defendants in the action also pled s 99(2) befor......
  • Access to Justice Versus Freedom of Contract: A Comparative Analysis of Canada and Us Enforcement of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements and Class Action Waivers
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-2, March 2019
    • March 1, 2019
    ...of the Thames Land Claim Trust (Trustee of ) v Chrysler Canada Inc, 2016 ONSC 793 at para 15; Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack Estate, 2017 ONSC 706 at para 78; Huang, above note 68. In the 2018 case of MVL, above note 176 at paras 23–32, the defendants in the action also pled s 99(2) befor......
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6 cases
  • Huang v. Fraser Hillary's Limited, 2018 ONCA 527
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 8, 2018
    ...see for example, Durling v. Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc., 2013 ONSC 5830, 315 O.A.C. 246; Sorbam Investments Ltd. v Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706, 276 A.C.W.S. (3d) 852 (appeal dismissed on unrelated grounds: 2017 ONCA 850, 288 A.C.W.S. (3d) 677). The reach of these cases is arguably limited ......
  • Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 25, 2022
    ...respondent’s claim against the Litwacks was dismissed following a motion for summary judgment: Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706, 77 R.P.R. (5th) 148, aff’d 2017 ONCA 850, 87 R.P.R. (5th) [2] The trial judge dismissed the respondent’s claim under s. 99 o......
  • Qu v. Xu,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 10, 2021
    ...a catastrophic harm that eventually occurred. [42]        See also: Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwak, 2017 ONSC 706, at para. 60; Youssef v. Redi-Mix Limited, 2018 ONSC 6409, at para. 45, aff’d in part: 2020 ONCA 83; Campbell v. Campbell, 2020 ONSC......
  • Abdi v. Bottomley, 2018 BCSC 2331
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 19, 2018
    ...circumstances: Durling v. Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc., 2014 ONSC 1041 [Durling] and Sorbam Investments Ltd. v Litwack Estate, 2017 ONSC 706 [69]        In this case, the plaintiff asserts Burnaby had notice of the fire pit through Ms. Derhousoff&apos......
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8 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 2, 2022
    ...Stellarbridge Management Inc. v. Magna International (Canada) Inc. (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 263 (C.A.), Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706 Yanic Dufresne Excavation Inc v Saint Joseph Developments Ltd, 2022 ONCA 556 Keywords: Bankruptcy and Insolvency, Claims Surviving Bankruptcy......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Provides Guidance On Landlord Liability For Historical Contamination
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 27, 2018
    ...other business that habitually uses potentially hazardous solvents in its operations. Footnotes 1 2017 ONCA 850 [Sorbam (CA)], aff'ing 2017 ONSC 706 [Sorbam 2 The Litwack defendants are made up of one brother and the executors of the estate of the second brother, both of whom co-owned the......
  • Principle Of Immunity Implied Releases Trilogy Scope Widens Further
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 15, 2017
    ...for contamination caused by its tenant to neighboring lands becomes more and more apparent. In Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706, the plaintiff landowner commenced an action for damages against an abutting landowner for the contamination of its land. It alleged that a former......
  • The Polluter Does Not Always Pay: Environmental Liability Of Property Owners
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 2, 2023
    ...et al., 2021 ONSC 6674 (CanLII); Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850 (CanLII). 15. Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706 (CanLII), at para 42 [Sorbam], citing Durling v. Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc., 2013 ONSC 5830 (CanLII), at para 93 16. Sorbam, supra note 15 ......
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8 books & journal articles
  • A Statutory Solution to Ontario’s Environmental Class Action Problem: Section 99(2) of the Environmental Protection Act
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-2, March 2019
    • March 1, 2019
    ...of the Thames Land Claim Trust (Trustee of ) v Chrysler Canada Inc, 2016 ONSC 793 at para 15; Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack Estate, 2017 ONSC 706 at para 78; Huang, above note 68. In the 2018 case of MVL, above note 176 at paras 23–32, the defendants in the action also pled s 99(2) befor......
  • And (judicially Economical) Justice for All: The Case for Class Proceedings as the Preferable Procedure in Mass Claims for Charter Damages
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-2, March 2019
    • March 1, 2019
    ...of the Thames Land Claim Trust (Trustee of ) v Chrysler Canada Inc, 2016 ONSC 793 at para 15; Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack Estate, 2017 ONSC 706 at para 78; Huang, above note 68. In the 2018 case of MVL, above note 176 at paras 23–32, the defendants in the action also pled s 99(2) befor......
  • The Role of Certification in Charter Class Actions to Assert the Rights of Persons in Prison
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-2, March 2019
    • March 1, 2019
    ...of the Thames Land Claim Trust (Trustee of ) v Chrysler Canada Inc, 2016 ONSC 793 at para 15; Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack Estate, 2017 ONSC 706 at para 78; Huang, above note 68. In the 2018 case of MVL, above note 176 at paras 23–32, the defendants in the action also pled s 99(2) befor......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 14-2, March 2019
    • March 1, 2019
    ...of the Thames Land Claim Trust (Trustee of ) v Chrysler Canada Inc, 2016 ONSC 793 at para 15; Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack Estate, 2017 ONSC 706 at para 78; Huang, above note 68. In the 2018 case of MVL, above note 176 at paras 23–32, the defendants in the action also pled s 99(2) befor......
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