CITATION: Nguyen v. Lac Tat, 2025 ONSC 5577
DIVISIONAL COURT FILE NO.: 75/25
SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE – ONTARIO
DIVISIONAL COURT
RE: Lac Tat, Plaintiff
AND:
John Doe, Van Vu Nguyen, Thus Hong Chau and ING Insurance Company of Canada, also known as INTACT INSURANCE, Defendants/Appellant
BEFORE: D.L. Corbett, Emery and Faieta JJ.
COUNSEL: Lora Castellucci, for the Appellant
Michael P. Rotondo, for Rotondo Law Firm Professional Corporation
HEARD: September 24, 2025
ENDORSEMENT
D.L. corbett (orally):
1A Defendant who pays out settlement funds to a Plaintiff in the face of a Solicitor’s Act Charging Order does so at its peril. The appeal is dismissed substantially for the reasons of the motion judge. Costs fixed in the agreed amount of $5,000.00, payable by the Moving Party to the Responding Party solicitors within thirty days.
_____________________________ D.L. Corbett J.
_____________________________ Emery J.
_____________________________ Faieta J.
Released Orally: September 24, 2025
Released in writing: October 2, 2025