Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgePERELL
Citation2023 ONSC 1086
Docket NumberCV-10-414774-00CP
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
Date17 February 2023

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8 practice notes
  • Price v Smith & Wesson Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 5, 2024
    ...v. Just Energy, 2016 ONSC 4094. 53 Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2012 ONCA 443 at para. 111. 54 Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 2023 ONSC 1086 at paras. 630-638; Palmer v. Teva Canada, 2022 ONSC 4690 at para. 291; Fulawka v Bank of Nova Scotia, 2012 ONCA 443 at paras. 111-114, 139, leav......
  • 2024 ONCA 642,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...On appeal from the judgment of Justice Paul M. Perell of the Superior Court of Justice, dated February 17, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 1086. Thorburn J.A. A. OVERVIEW 1 This is an appeal and cross-appeal of orders made on motions for summary judgment. At issue is the entitlemen......
  • Spina v Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • August 29, 2024
    ...On appeal from the judgment of Justice Paul M. Perell of the Superior Court of Justice, dated February 17, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 1086. Thorburn J.A. A. OVERVIEW 1 This is an appeal and cross-appeal of orders made on motions for summary judgment. At issue is the entitlemen......
  • Royal Ottawa Health Care Group v OPSEU,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 3, 2025
    ...of whether a set of circumstances constitutes part of the factual matrix is a question of fact: Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 2023 ONSC 1086, at para. 703. Here, it was reasonable for the arbitrator to conclude the practice elsewhere in the hospital at the time the collective agreement ......
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6 cases
  • Price v Smith & Wesson Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 5, 2024
    ...v. Just Energy, 2016 ONSC 4094. 53 Fulawka v. Bank of Nova Scotia, 2012 ONCA 443 at para. 111. 54 Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 2023 ONSC 1086 at paras. 630-638; Palmer v. Teva Canada, 2022 ONSC 4690 at para. 291; Fulawka v Bank of Nova Scotia, 2012 ONCA 443 at paras. 111-114, 139, leav......
  • 2024 ONCA 642,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2024
    ...On appeal from the judgment of Justice Paul M. Perell of the Superior Court of Justice, dated February 17, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 1086. Thorburn J.A. A. OVERVIEW 1 This is an appeal and cross-appeal of orders made on motions for summary judgment. At issue is the entitlemen......
  • Spina v Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • August 29, 2024
    ...On appeal from the judgment of Justice Paul M. Perell of the Superior Court of Justice, dated February 17, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 1086. Thorburn J.A. A. OVERVIEW 1 This is an appeal and cross-appeal of orders made on motions for summary judgment. At issue is the entitlemen......
  • Royal Ottawa Health Care Group v OPSEU,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 3, 2025
    ...of whether a set of circumstances constitutes part of the factual matrix is a question of fact: Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 2023 ONSC 1086, at para. 703. Here, it was reasonable for the arbitrator to conclude the practice elsewhere in the hospital at the time the collective agreement ......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • The Optimum Solution: Justice Perell Urges Fairness And Restraint In Awarding Aggregate Damages
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 31, 2023
    ...more than a decade of litigation, the litigants in Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 2023 ONSC 1086 finally have a decision on the merits. Success was divided. To the extent liability could be established, Justice Perell held that damages ought be proven by way of individual issues Spina co......
  • Franchise Case Law Highlights And Noteworthy Decisions During 2023
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 12, 2024
    ...not matter to the Court that the franchisee could not prove that this failure caused damage or loss. Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 2023 ONSC 1086 After 10 long years, a class-action lawsuit between the plaintiffs (Shoppers Drug Mart franchisees) and Shoppers Drug Mart ("Shoppers") was r......