Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeSharpe, Rouleau and Fairburn JJ.A.
Docket NumberC63572
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date06 November 2017
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10 practice notes
  • Huang v. Fraser Hillary's Limited, 2018 ONCA 527
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 8, 2018
    ...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 to their specific circumstances, and in any event they are not binding on......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 6 – November 10, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 16, 2017
    ...Net Family Property, Cohabitation, Separation Agreement, Family Law Act s. 2(8)(a), Appeal Dismissed Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850 [Sharpe, Rouleau and Fairburn JJ.A.] Counsel: Michael Hebert, for the appellant Tamara Farber, for the respodents Keywords: Summary Judgment......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Provides Guidance On Landlord Liability For Historical Contamination
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 27, 2018
    ...November 6, 2017, the Court of Appeal issued its decision in Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850, dismissing the plaintiff's appeal of Justice Elizabeth C. Sheard's decision in the Superior Court of Justice granting summary judgment to the defendants, 2017 ONSC 706.1 The case re......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 4 – June 8)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 11, 2018
    ...decision was upheld and the appeals by both sides were dismissed. This case, along with the Court's recent decision in Sorbam v. Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850, focuses liability on the polluter, rather than landlords and neighbours through whose lands contamination may pass but who were not themse......
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3 cases
  • Huang v. Fraser Hillary's Limited, 2018 ONCA 527
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 8, 2018
    ...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 to their specific circumstances, and in any event they are not binding on......
  • Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 25, 2022
    ...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 of the Environmental Protection Act, finding that th......
  • Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 29, 2021
    ...    Ryan Bell J.     Released: July 29, 2021 [1] Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706 , aff’d 2017 ONCA 850. [2] The name of the relevant Ministry has evolved over time and is currently known as the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks......
7 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 6 – November 10, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 16, 2017
    ...Net Family Property, Cohabitation, Separation Agreement, Family Law Act s. 2(8)(a), Appeal Dismissed Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850 [Sharpe, Rouleau and Fairburn JJ.A.] Counsel: Michael Hebert, for the appellant Tamara Farber, for the respodents Keywords: Summary Judgment......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Provides Guidance On Landlord Liability For Historical Contamination
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 27, 2018
    ...November 6, 2017, the Court of Appeal issued its decision in Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850, dismissing the plaintiff's appeal of Justice Elizabeth C. Sheard's decision in the Superior Court of Justice granting summary judgment to the defendants, 2017 ONSC 706.1 The case re......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 4 – June 8)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 11, 2018
    ...decision was upheld and the appeals by both sides were dismissed. This case, along with the Court's recent decision in Sorbam v. Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850, focuses liability on the polluter, rather than landlords and neighbours through whose lands contamination may pass but who were not themse......
  • The Polluter Does Not Always Pay: Environmental Liability Of Property Owners
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 2, 2023
    ...32 (Sup Ct J). 14. Albert Bloom Limited v. London Transit Commission et al., 2021 ONSC 6674 (CanLII); Sorbam Investments Ltd v Litwack, 2017 ONCA 850 15. Sorbam Investments Ltd. v. Litwack, 2017 ONSC 706 (CanLII), at para 42 [Sorbam], citing Durling v. Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc., 201......
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