The plaintiff, catastrophically injured and with a reduced life expectancy, brought a motion to strike jury notices and expedite her civil trial due to the significant delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The court granted leave to bring the motion and conditionally struck the jury notices, allowing the matter to proceed as a non-jury trial if civil jury trials are not running when the case is called.
The court declined to order the matter be heard on the immediate pending sittings, deferring to the triage judge for expedition, acknowledging the defendant's counsel's scheduling conflict.
