The defendants brought a motion to strike the plaintiffs' Statement of Claim as an abuse of process.
The plaintiffs, two cancer researchers, had previously been investigated by the hospital for research misconduct, resulting in the closure of their lab.
They challenged these decisions through multiple administrative appeals and judicial reviews.
The court found that the civil claim, which alleged bad faith, conspiracy, and breach of contract, raised the same factual and substantive issues that were or could have been litigated in the administrative proceedings.
The motion was granted and the action was dismissed as an abuse of process.
