Suzanne Sviergula

The plaintiffs brought a motion to implement a Pierringer settlement agreement with 18 of the defendants following a multi-vehicle collision, and to strike the jury notice filed by the non-settling defendants due to anticipated COVID-19 trial delays.

The court granted the order implementing the settlement with some modifications to the proposed terms, including a mechanism to enforce the settling defendants' discovery obligations.

The motion to strike the jury notice was dismissed as premature, as no pre-trial conference had yet occurred to determine the expected length of the trial.

The defendant, Victor Vallance Blais LLP, brought a motion under Rule 2.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure to dismiss the plaintiff's action as frivolous, vexatious, or an abuse of process.

The plaintiff, Deirdre Moore, claimed pecuniary damages for intentional and negligent infliction of emotional suffering.

The court found that the statement of claim lacked material facts to support these claims and constituted a re-litigation of a previously dismissed action by the same plaintiff against the same defendant.

The motion was granted, and the action was dismissed without requiring further submissions from the plaintiff.

The defendant law firm, Victor Vallance Blais LLP, brought a motion under Rule 2.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure to dismiss the plaintiff, Deirdre Moore's, action as frivolous, vexatious, or an abuse of process.

The plaintiff's claims for defamation and intentional/negligent infliction of emotional suffering stemmed from the defendant's inquiries regarding proper service of a statement of claim in a separate action.

The court found that the plaintiff failed to plead material facts capable of supporting her claims, concluding that the alleged facts could not give rise to any claims with a chance of success.

The action was summarily dismissed without requiring further submissions from the plaintiff.