Ellen Vandergrift
Continuing confusion on how to plead third party interference
OHB Construction Co. v. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., 2015 NBQB 80, illustrates the continuing confusion regarding the torts of...
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Ellen Vandergrift
- Jun 4, 2015
- 3 min
Creative argument rescues claim for causing loss by unlawful means
Fundraising Initiatives v. Globalfaces Direct, 2015 ONSC 1334, is a fine example of how creative argument can rescue pleadings from being...
Ellen Vandergrift
- May 7, 2015
- 2 min
Beware the potential cost consequences of pleading intentional torts
Lawyers are very aware of the negative cost consequences of an unfounded pleading of fraud, and may avoid pleading fraud in an effort to...
Ellen Vandergrift
- Apr 30, 2015
- 4 min
"Poster child" for the tort of unlawful means civil conspiracy
Canadian Hedge Watch Inc. v. Street, 2015 ONSC 454, identified by the chambers judge as a "poster child " for the tort of unlawful means...
Ellen Vandergrift
- Apr 23, 2015
- 6 min
Business (torts) as usual, for the most part
It has been a little over a year since the SCC clarified the tort of causing loss by unlawful means in A.I. Enterprises Ltd. v. Bram...