Cases
Cases: Irving Shipbuilding Inc. et al v Attorney General of Canada
CSMG Inc.
Counsel in lengthy judicial review proceedings in Federal Court (Trial Division)
Federal Court of Appeal relating to the procurement process for the contract for refurbishment
ongoing maintenance of Canadian Armed Forces submarines.
Lawrence E. Thacker & Anne E. Posno April 13, 2018
AbbVie Corporation v Janssen Inc
Counsel for Janssen in a patent infringement action relating to Stelara (ustikinumab), a monoclonal antibody product for use in the treatment of psoriasis, among other indications. This was the first patent infringement trial in Canada relating to a biologic drug.
Anne E. Posno, Melanie Baird & J. Gwendolyn Ward December 1, 2011
Lateef v Barrage
Counsel to the applicants in a will challenge involving an international estates
lost codicil.
Anne E. Posno March 3, 2002
Estate of Alan Cherry
Counsel for the estates tustee in multiple legal proceedings including a solicitors' negligence action, passing of accounts
claim for dependent's support.
Anne E. Posno February 2, 2002
OHS v OSPCA
Counsel for the respondent charity in a by-law
governance dispute.
Anne E. Posno January 1, 2002
Falodun v Lemckert
Counsel to the respondent physician in proceedings before the Human Rights Tribunal relating to an allegation of discrimination with respect to services because of disability
reprisal.
Anne E. Posno & Constanza Pauchulo July 26, 2001
Molnar v Antoniuk
Counsel to defendant physicians in a jury trial involving allegations of negligence in relation the treatment of the plaintiff's depression
risk for suicide.
Anne E. Posno May 4, 2001
The Board of Regents of Victoria University v GE Canada Real Estate Equity
Counsel to GE Canada Real Estate Equity in an appeal to the Superior Court of Justice
to the Court of Appeal from an arbitration award over the determination of ground lease rent for a prominent Bloor Street property.
Peter Griffin & Anne E. Posno March 13, 2001
Barrett v Saunders
Counsel for beneficiary in a will challenge alleging negligent payment of a life interest under the Beck estate.
Anne E. Posno March 6, 2001
Jacot v Baxter
Counsel for estate trustee
former family physician in a will challenge primarily based on alleged incapacity proceedings.
Anne E. Posno & Andrew Porter March 5, 2001
Pestotnik v Opara
Counsel to successful beneficiary in administration of Estate, including stay application
appeal proceedings.
Anne E. Posno February 26, 2001
Goodman v Viljoen
Counsel to the defendant physician in a compromised infant medical negligence action at trial
on appeal.
Tom Curry, Anne E. Posno & Rebecca Jones October 25, 2000
Gentra Canada Investments Inc v Lipson
Counsel to successful plaintiff/respondent on an appeal from complex motion for summary judgment. Appeal raised issues of law involving the assignment of two mortgages
a cause of action in solicitors' negligence.
Ronald G. Slaght & Anne E. Posno October 13, 2000
Marshall v Lakeridge Health Corporation
Counsel to a physician in proceedings before the Human Rights tribunal relating to allegations of discrimination made against a physician, a hospital
the police on the grounds of a perceived disability.
Anne E. Posno September 1, 2000
Timpano v Hurst
Counsel to successful defendant general surgeon on a dismissal of an appeal
at the trial of a medical negligence action involving a patient who suffered post-surgical complications
died.
Tom Curry & Anne E. Posno August 19, 2000
Mendlowitz v Chiang
Counsel to an individual in a series of complex proceedings relating to the enforcement of a foreign judgment, bankruptcy,
contempt of court.
In the course of the proceeding, Lenczner Slaght was counsel to the defendant on several trials, motions,
appeals, including in what has become one of the leading cases on civil contempt.
Tom Curry, Anne E. Posno & Constanza Pauchulo August 17, 2000
UBS Securities Canada, Inc v S
s Brothers Canada, Ltd
Counsel on an appeal from a trial of an application to enforce an agreement to sell securities which were subsequently converted to shares of the TSX.
Tom Curry & Anne E. Posno August 6, 2000
Tobin v Garside
Counsel to successful defendant psychiatrist at trial in a medical negligence action involving an alleged improper discharge from hospital of a patient suffering from schizophrenia.
Anne E. Posno August 3, 2000
Senger v Lachman
Counsel on successful appeal of the dismissal of an action based on a faulty jury charge. A new trial was ordered.
Anne E. Posno July 18, 2000
Workentin v Hospital for Sick Children
Counsel to successful defendant pediatric surgeon at trial in a medical negligence action involving an alleged misdiagnosis of a bowel disease.
Tom Curry & Anne E. Posno July 9, 2000
Vescio v Garfield
Counsel to successful defendant pediatrician at trial in a medical negligence action involving an alleged missed diagnosis of hyperbilirubinemia.
Tom Curry & Anne E. Posno June 18, 2000
Erinwood Ford Sales Ltd v Ford Motor Co of Canada
Counsel on a successful injunction by local car dealership to preclude the termination of a Dealer Service Sales Agreement by the franchisee Ford.
Anne E. Posno May 8, 2000
Gentra Canada Investments Inc v 724270 Ontario Ltd
Counsel on the enforcement
receivership of leasehold mortgages registered against luxury residential apartments complicated by extensive tenant improvements.
Ronald G. Slaght, Peter Griffin & Anne E. Posno March 14, 2000
EJ v Canada (Minister of Public Safety
Emergency Preparedness)
Counsel on a successful motion to stay a removal order of applicant refugees to St. Lucia.
Anne E. Posno February 3, 2000
Inquest into the Death of Lisa Shore
Counsel to a physician at a Coroner's Inquest into the death of Lisa Shore caused by probable complex drug interaction leading to cardiac
respiratory arrest ruled as homicide. First inquest finding of homicide in Ontario.
Anne E. Posno February 2, 2000
Millgate Financial Corp v BF Realty Holdings Ltd
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Pension Plan (Trustee of) v BF Realty Holdings Ltd
Counsel to successful defendant on a trial of an issue involving a corporate restructuring of all or substantially all of a subsidiary's assets to secure refinancing.
Read Lexpert's Significant Matters summaries ( $100 Million Claim by BCE Noteholders
BF Refinancing Decision ).
Alan J. Lenczner & Anne E. Posno January 17, 2000
Broker v SCOPE Clinic
Counsel to a physician
clinic against an allegation of discrimination with respect to services because of disability.
Anne E. Posno January 7, 2000
MJ
EJK v Canada (Minister of Public Safety
Emergency Preparedness)
Counsel on a successful motion to stay a removal order of applicant refugees to South Korea.
Anne E. Posno January 5, 2000
