Torcom and a contractor, Pylon had an agreement for Pylon to do the asphalting on a large construction project. Torcom was sued by Pylon for the increased price of the asphalt. The action was successfully defended by Adel Mian and Torcom was awarded costs against the Plaintiff.
We, along with Solmon Rothbart Goodman, have taken over carriage of a number of related class actions involving Salim Damji’s Tooth Whitening Fraud. These are known in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice as Juma et al. v. Western Union, Court File No: 08-CV-353663 CP Kherani v. Bank of Montreal, Court File No. CV-08-00353703-00 CP…
The Plaintiff’s motion to add Edward Furtak as a Defendant was dismissed on March 23, 2015, by Belobaba J.
Keith Landy represented the Han respondents at the Ontario Court of Appeal and successfully defended against this appeal. The case involved a fraudulent scheme involving transfer of real estate, and a default judgment against one of the defendants. http://canlii.ca/t/ggsvg
In AE Hospitality, the plaintiffs, represented by Keith Landy and Shawn Tock, successfully resisted a motion by the defendant to access funds that had been frozen under a Mareva injunction. The court found that the defendant, a bookkeeper who is alleged to have defrauded the plaintiffs, was unable to provide sufficient evidence to modify the…
This past December’s round of judicial appointments by Justice Minister Peter MacKay has put the issue of judicial diversity squarely back in the spotlight. Law Times, February 2, 2015 Speaker’s Corner: Why judicial diversity matters
Represented by David Fogel, the Plaintiff Mikhalenia successfully brought a summary judgment motion to have Ms. Drakshan forfeit a $100,000 deposit to Mr. Mikhalenia for a failed real estate agreement. Mr. Mikhalenia was the owner of a property that Ms. Drakshan agreed to purchase, only to fail to close based on what she unsuccessfully alleged…
In this motion for security for costs, David Fogel represented four of the defendants who successfully argued that the plaintiff should only be able to continue his action if security for the costs of the defendants was posted within 90 days. http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2015/2015onsc539/2015onsc539.html
From CBC News. Posted January 8, 2015.
The N.W.T. Court of Appeal has upheld a 2013 ruling that found Bell Mobility liable after charging customers in the territories for 911 services not available in their communities. Since around 2004, Bell Mobility charged all customers in N.W.T., Nunavut and Yukon the same 75 cents a month for 911 service it charged its customers…