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City Found Not Liable in Skating Injury Leslie v. Mississauga (City), 2003 (ONSC) & 2006 (ONSCDC)

As published in Ontario Recreation Facilities Association Inc. (ORFA) Facility Forum Fall 2016 - This claim in...

Youth’s Injuries from Fall Not the Fault of City Matthew Pierce and Robert Pierce v. City of Hamilton

This claim involved an action for damages arising from a fall in a wooded area on a dark night. It occurred in...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation: Debra Barbeau v. City of Kitchener, 2017 ONSC 24

A pedestrian tripped and fell on a municipal sidewalk and was injured. She sued the City The City investigated...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation: Public Skating - Potozny v. City of Burnaby, 2001 (BCSC)

It was a winter wonderland inside the local arena. Trees were set up along the ice rink, Christmas lights were...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation - Johnson et al. v. Town of Milton et al.

On the afternoon of September 13, 1992, Robert and Nelly Johnson were riding their tandem bicycle northbound a...

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Claim Case Studies & Legislation House et al v. Baird, Murray and Township of Wilmot, 2015 ONSC

Section 44 of the Municipal Act, 2001 provides for a cause of action against a municipality that fails to keep...

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