Trillium Motor v. General Motors,

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeStrathy, J.
Neutral Citation2011 ONSC 1300
Citation[2011] O.T.C. Uned. 1300,[2011] O.T.C. Uned. 1300 (SC),2011 ONSC 1300,[2011] OJ No 889 (QL),[2011] OTC Uned 1300,[2011] OTC Uned 1300 (SC),[2011] O.J. No 889 (QL)
Date01 March 2011
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)

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  • Unchartered Grounds: Covid-19 and Class Actions
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-2, March 2022
    • 1 de março de 2022
    ...also R v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, 2011 SCC 42 at paras 19–21 and 25. 58 Trillium Motor World Ltd v General Motors of Canada Ltd, 2011 ONSC 1300 at paras 61–62, 78, and 94; Fairview Donut Inc v The TDL Group Corp, 2012 ONSC 1252 at paras 210–12 [Fairview Donut]. 59 Johnson certiicati......
  • Trillium Motor World Ltd. v. General Motors of Canada Ltd. et al.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 4 de novembro de 2013
    ...The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal. Editor's Note: For the decision certifying this action, see [2011] O.T.C. Uned. 1300 ; 2011 ONSC 1300, affd. 2012 ONSC 1443 (Div. Ct.) and 2012 ONSC 463 (Div. Ct.). The Ontario Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal on August 24, Confl......
  • WestJet v Gauthier,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • 29 de abril de 2025
    ...reason to exercise restraint in striking a claim at the pleadings stage: Trillium Motor World Inc. v. General Motors of Canada Limited, 2011 ONSC 1300, aff'd 2012 ONSC 463 at paras. 61, 74. To satisfy the s. 4(1)(a) requirement, the plaintiff need only satisfy the judge that the action is n......
  • Loveless v. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 10 de agosto de 2011
    ...(2009), 70 C.P.C. (6th) 303, [2009] O.J. No. 1523 (S.C.J.) at paras 62-63; Trillium Motor World Ltd. v. General Motors of Canada Ltd. , 2011 ONSC 1300, [2011] O.J. No. 889 at paras 118-119. The common issues judge has jurisdiction under s. 24 of the C.P.A. to make an aggregate assessment. I......
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  • Trillium Motor World Ltd. v. General Motors of Canada Ltd. et al.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 4 de novembro de 2013
    ...The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal. Editor's Note: For the decision certifying this action, see [2011] O.T.C. Uned. 1300 ; 2011 ONSC 1300, affd. 2012 ONSC 1443 (Div. Ct.) and 2012 ONSC 463 (Div. Ct.). The Ontario Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal on August 24, Confl......
  • WestJet v Gauthier,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • 29 de abril de 2025
    ...reason to exercise restraint in striking a claim at the pleadings stage: Trillium Motor World Inc. v. General Motors of Canada Limited, 2011 ONSC 1300, aff'd 2012 ONSC 463 at paras. 61, 74. To satisfy the s. 4(1)(a) requirement, the plaintiff need only satisfy the judge that the action is n......
  • Loveless v. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 10 de agosto de 2011
    ...(2009), 70 C.P.C. (6th) 303, [2009] O.J. No. 1523 (S.C.J.) at paras 62-63; Trillium Motor World Ltd. v. General Motors of Canada Ltd. , 2011 ONSC 1300, [2011] O.J. No. 889 at paras 118-119. The common issues judge has jurisdiction under s. 24 of the C.P.A. to make an aggregate assessment. I......
  • Harrison v. XL Foods Inc. et al., [2014] A.R. Uned. 732 (QB)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 25 de novembro de 2014
    ...v. Toronto (City) , 2011ONSC 6987 (Div. Ct.), at paras. 47 - 50. See also: Trillium Motor World Ltd. V. General Motors of Canada Ltd ., 2011 ONSC 1300, at para. 92 ; Kherani v. Bank of Montreal , 2012 ONSC 2230, and Eaton , at para. 233. I agreed. [51] At the hearing, I observed (TR 72/ 17 ......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Franchise And Competition Class Actions: Dismissal Of Tim Hortons Class Action Is Good News For Franchisors
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7 de março de 2012
    ...2 578115 Ontario Inc. v. Sears Canada Inc., 2010 ONSC 4571 (CanLII); Trillium Motor World Ltd. v. General Motors of Canada Limited, 2011 ONSC 1300 (CanLII), leave to appeal granted, 2011 ONSC 3939 (CanLII), appeal from certification order to Divisional Court heard and currently under reserv......
  • Legal Risk Management In Franchise System Change
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 15 de janeiro de 2014
    ...trade-marks, logos, or other advertising or commercial symbols. 7 See, e.g., Trillium Motor World Ltd v. General Motors of Canada Ltd., 2011 ONSC 1300 at para. 46; 1176560 Ontario Ltd. v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Company of Canada Ltd. (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 535 at para. 26; Landsbridge A......
1 books & journal articles
  • Unchartered Grounds: Covid-19 and Class Actions
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 17-2, March 2022
    • 1 de março de 2022
    ...also R v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, 2011 SCC 42 at paras 19–21 and 25. 58 Trillium Motor World Ltd v General Motors of Canada Ltd, 2011 ONSC 1300 at paras 61–62, 78, and 94; Fairview Donut Inc v The TDL Group Corp, 2012 ONSC 1252 at paras 210–12 [Fairview Donut]. 59 Johnson certiicati......