Maynard v. Johnson Controls Canada LP, 2023 ONCA 392 (CanLII)

The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the decision of Regional Senior Justice MacLeod, requiring the employee to be paid for unvested restricted stock units beyond the contractual and reasonable notice period.

The Court of Appeal also held that it would be unfair to require an employee to sign a release that they had never seen before, and accept the employer’s calculation of the employee’s entitlements upon termination that was not in accordance with the terms of the employment agreement.

Stewart v. Fairstone Financial Inc., 2023 ONSC 542 (unreported)

Successfully argued a refusals motion in which the Defendant was ordered to answer the majority of questions improperly refused during examination for discovery. The Defendant’s representative was further ordered to provide a true copy of the workplace investigator’s investigation file, swear an Affidavit as to when and how the representative lost possession or control of his notes, and attend for a further examination for discovery at the expense of the Defendant.

Edwards v. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, 2022 ONSC 5113 (CanLII)

Successfully argued a contested refusals motion that included a request for an updated Schedule ‘B” to the Affidavit of Documents.

Costa v. Edward Jones Investments, 2022 ONSC 7294 (CanLII)

Obtained an order following a contested refusals motion before Associate Madame Justice McAfee in which the Defendant was ordered to answer questions improperly refused at Examination for Discovery, produce a further and better affidavit of documents, and re-attendance at examination for discovery.