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Franchisor ordered to pay $100,000 settlement after wrongfully claiming former franchisee copied generic store design.
The applicants, former franchisees, brought an application to enforce a settlement agreement requiring the respondent franchisor to pay $100,000.
The respondents withheld payment, arguing the applicants breached the agreement by continuing to use the franchise's store design and branding.
The court found that the applicants' use of generic open-concept shelving and flooring did not infringe on the franchisor's protected branding.
The court held that the respondents breached the settlement agreement and the duty of fair dealing under the Arthur Wishart Act by withholding the funds.
The application was granted and the respondents' counter-application was dismissed.
Request to defer human rights application pending potential arbitration denied due to unfairness to applicant.
The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment.
The respondent requested that the application be dismissed or deferred pending the conclusion of an arbitration proceeding pursuant to an independent contractor agreement.
The Tribunal denied the request, noting that the arbitration proceeding had not yet commenced and the applicant lacked the financial resources to pay for it.
The Tribunal found that deferring the application would result in unfairness to the applicant and ordered the respondent to file a fulsome response.
Court fixes reduced partial indemnity costs after summary judgment dismissal.
Following the dismissal of actions and the granting of summary judgment to casino operators and a gaming regulator, the court determined costs.
The plaintiffs had claimed approximately $14 million alleging illegality in casino roulette operations and unjust enrichment.
The court held that partial indemnity was the appropriate scale, rejecting claims for substantial indemnity and also declining the plaintiffs’ submission that no costs should be awarded due to alleged illegality.
Applying the factors in Rule 57.01 and appellate guidance on reasonable and proportionate costs, the court fixed reduced lump-sum costs awards.
The casino defendants were awarded $110,000 and the regulator $60,000.
Unjust enrichment claim fails where casino returned all bets on stopped roulette spins.
Multiple plaintiffs who were high-limit roulette players alleged that a casino operated illegal roulette games by allowing dealers to remove “floating balls” before they landed in a numbered slot, contrary to approved rules of play under Ontario gaming regulations.
They sought $7.5 million in damages and restitution of approximately $2.1 million lost gambling, asserting tort, contract, statutory misrepresentation, and unjust enrichment claims.
The defendants moved for summary judgment dismissing the actions and enforcing unpaid gambling loans.
The court held that even if the “floating ball” practice was not an approved rule of play and could have rendered certain spins unlawful, the unjust enrichment claim failed because the casino returned all wagers whenever a spin was stopped, meaning there was no enrichment and no corresponding deprivation.
With no viable damages evidence and no triable issues, summary judgment was granted and the defendants also succeeded on their collection counterclaims.
Appeal resolved on consent with the appellant receiving $95,000 on a quantum meruit basis.
The appellant appealed an order regarding compensation in a class action.
The appeal was resolved on consent, with the appellant abandoning his claim for compensation in excess of $95,000.
Class counsel consented to a payment of $95,000 to the appellant on a quantum meruit basis, to be paid from funds set aside for class counsel and appellant compensation.
