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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 6, 2026.
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In Matiko John v. Barrick Gold Corporation, the Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the motion…
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 30, 2026.
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In Miranda v. Balita Media Inc., the Court upheld the trial judge’s finding that the 2022…
On March 20, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in In re N.M.W., No. 159PA25, 2026 WL 796105 (N.C. Mar. 20, 2026). But as many of you know, I’m not here to discuss the holding or outcome of that case. I want to talk about Justice Berger’s concurrence.
Background first. Readers of this blog…
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. In February, the Court of Appeals selected six opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those opinions.
Courtney Cortez Chestnut v. Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation, Sex Offender Registry, No. 24-1330
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 23, 2026.
Continue ReadingIn CHU de Québec-Université Laval v. Tree of Knowledge International Corp., the Court dismissed the appeal…
Over at SCOTUSblog, Stephen Wermiel has a short post about judgments and mandates, and in particular the difference between reversing and vacating a judgment. By statute, SCOTUS has the power to the power to “affirm, modify, vacate, set aside or reverse any judgment” of a lower court, and “remand the cause and direct the…
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Good afternoon.Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 16, 2026.
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In Nexus Solutions Inc. v. Krougly, the Court upheld the trial judge’s finding that the respondent’s competing…
Christopher Hidlebaugh accepted a financial challenge in a plea deal with the State: purchase a home to avoid going to prison on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender. The deal fell apart, however, when Hidlebaugh was unable to qualify for financing to purchase a home, and he was sentenced to 15…
While we will write lengthier posts for cases that merit a broader discussion, as we did in our last post with respect to the Xamplas decision, we also will write brief updates for notable cases issued recently. Here goes for Law Court decisions issued in January and February 2026:
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 9, 2026.
Continue ReadingIn One York Street Inc. v. 2360083 Ontario Limited, the Court allowed the appeal and restored…