The self-represented plaintiff brought an action against his former employer, several management employees, his union, a union representative, and the lawyers who acted for the employer and the union during a grievance arbitration.
The grievance had been settled on the day of the arbitration in June 2012.
All defendants brought motions to strike the statement of claim.
The court granted the motions and dismissed the action against all defendants.
The claims against the lawyers were struck as disclosing no reasonable cause of action, as opposing counsel owes no duty of care to an opposing party, and the claims against the union lawyer fell within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Furthermore, the court found that all claims against all defendants were statute-barred under the Limitations Act, 2002, as the action was commenced more than two years after the claims were discovered.
