The defendants, The Corporation of the Regional Municipality of Halton and the plaintiff's former lawyers (Mervyn F. White and Carters Professional Corporation), brought motions for summary judgment to dismiss the plaintiff's claims for long-term disability (LTD) benefits.
Halton argued the LTD application was late, the plaintiff's employment was terminated, and the claim was statute-barred.
The former lawyers sought dismissal if the claims against Halton were time-barred.
The court granted the plaintiff relief from forfeiture for the late LTD application, finding Halton's misleading information and failure to assist contributed to the delay.
It also determined that the termination of employment did not preclude the claim and that the two-year statutory limitation period applied, which had not expired.
Both defendants' motions for summary judgment were dismissed.
