Publications

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, February 20, 2013 – Blaney McMurtry LLP lawyers Tim Alexander and Alva Orlando recently obtained the dismissal of a $150,000,000 claim brought by a Canadian gold mining company against a U.S. based engineering firm and its employees on the basis that the Ontario court lacked jurisdiction over the matter.  Read more.

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, June 14, 2012 – INTRODUCTION The Ontario Court of Appeal’s January decision in Jones v. Tsige 2012 ONCA 32 recognized the tort of “intrusion upon seclusion”  as a cause of action in Ontario. This decision may have significant  implications for policyholders and  insurers. Formal recognition of the tort in Ontario marks a significant legal development.  However, American jurisdictions have...

Blaney McMurtry LLP, Ontario, June 18, 2011 – Introduction In the 1835 Monograph Democracy in America, French political observer Alexis de Tocqueville wrote, “I do not know whether the jury is useful to those who are in litigation; but I am certain it is highly beneficial to those who decide the litigation…”1  Tocqueville was referring to the importance of participation in democratic society....