Maisah Syed

In David v. Loblaw Companies Limited, 2025 ONCA 830, the Ontario Court of Appeal delivered a clear warning to class plaintiffs: a certification denial for failing to plead a cause of action is final. Absent one of the narrow...more The Court of Appeal for Ontario has certified a class action against the manufacturer of a stolen handgun used to carry out the 2018 mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, reversing in part the motion judge’s decision...more The Ontario Court of Appeal has concluded that a client's influence over a service provider's processes does not establish an employment relationship between the client and the service provider's employees. The plaintiffs in...more The Ontario Superior Court has held that claims made insurance policies issued to directors and officers upon a company filing for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC 1985, c C-36 (the CCAA) could...more