Court File and Parties

CITATION: The Estate of YYY and XXX v. Ukraine International Airlines, 2023 ONSC 5085

DIVISIONAL COURT FILE NO.: 23-264- ML

DATE: 20230915

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE – ONTARIO

DIVISIONAL COURT

RE: OMID ARSALANI IN THE CAPACITY OF ESTATE TRUSTEE WITHOUT A WILL OF HIVA MOLANI, FATHOLLA (VAHID) HEZARKHANI IN THE CAPACITY OF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF NASER POURSHABOSIBI, FATHOLLA (VAHID) HEZARKHANI IN THE CAPACITY OF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF FIROUZEH MADANI and HABIB HAGHJOO, Plaintiffs (Moving Parties)

AND:

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS, UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES PJSC, and JOHN DOE MISSILE OPERATOR, Defendants (Responding Party)

AND BETWEEN:

THE ESTATE OF YYY and XXX, Plaintiffs (Responding Parties)

AND:

UKRAINE INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, Defendants (Responding Party)

BEFORE: Backhouse, Sheard and Gomery JJ.

COUNSEL: Tom Arndt, for the Class Action Plaintiffs (Moving Parties)

Clay Hunter, for the Defendants (Responding Party) Ukraine International Airlines PJSC

Vincent Genova, Alessandra Ottaviano and Pritpal Mann, for the Plaintiffs (Responding Parties)

HEARD: in writing

ENDORSEMENT

[1] The motion for leave to appeal the order of Glustein J., dated December 6, 2022 is dismissed. Costs to the Responding Parties, the Estate of YYY and XXX, in the amount of $5000.

Backhouse J.

Sheard J.

Gomery J.

Released: September 15, 2023