Court File and Parties

CITATION: David v. Sobeys Inc., 2023 ONSC 1799

DIVISIONAL COURT FILE NO.: 22-049-ML, 22-051-ML, 22-055-ML and 22-345-ML

DATE: 20230317

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE – ONTARIO

DIVISIONAL COURT

RE: MARCY DAVID, BRENDA BROOKS and ANDREW BALODIS Plaintiffs/Responding Parties

AND: LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED, GEORGE WESTON LIMITED, WESTON FOODS (CANADA) INC., WESTON BAKERIES LIMITED, CANADA BREAD COMPANY, LIMITED, GRUPO BIMBO S.A.B De C.V., MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC., EMPIRE COMPANY LIMITED, SOBEYS INC., METRO INC., WAL-MART CANADA CORP., WAL-MART STORES, INC., and GIANT TIGER STORES LIMITED Defendants/Moving Parties

BEFORE: Stewart, Reid and Leiper JJ.

COUNSEL: David R. Wingfield, Jay Strosberg, Scott Robinson and Justin Smith, for the Plaintiffs

James C. Orr, Kyle R. Taylor and Zohar Levy, for the Plaintiffs

Katherine L. Kay, Eliot N. Kolers and Sinziana R. Hennig for the Defendant Sobeys Inc. and Empire Company Limited

Andrew McCoomb, Ted Brook and Eric C. Lefebvre for the Defendant Metro Inc.

Sandra A. Forbes, Kristine Spence and Sarah Cormack for the Defendant Wal-Mart Canada Corp.

Derek D. Ricci and Chantelle Cseh for the Defendant Giant Tiger Stores Limited

Robert S. Russell, Markus Kremer and Joshua Abaki for the Defendants Loblaw Companies Limited, George Weston Limited, Weston Foods (Canada) Inc., and Weston Bakeries Limited

Randall Hofley, Catherine Beagan Flood, Nicole Henderson and Joe McGrade for the Defendants Canada Bread Company, Limited and Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. De C.V.

Christopher Naudie and Adam Hirsh for the Defendant Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

HEARD: in writing

ENDORSEMENT

[1] The Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to appeal the order of Morgan J., dated December 31, 2021, is granted on the following issue: Did the motion judge err in excluding from the class for certification persons who claim damages for purchases of Packaged Bread directly or indirectly sold by a defendant producer without being resold by a Defendant retailer?

[2] Costs of the motion for leave to appeal are reserved to the panel hearing the appeal.

Stewart J.

Reid J.

Leiper J.

Released: March 17, 2023