Daily Archives: December 3, 2021
Kumarasamy v Western Life: Ontario Court of Appeal gives guidance on Limitation Periods in Disability Claims
December 03, 2021Bennett Gastle saw recent success at the Ontario Court of Appeal when it successfully appealed the dismissal of a summary judgment motion on a limitation period defence in a long term disability action. The decision provides a thorough analysis of the limitations law in Ontario as it applies to disability actions generally, and particularly where a claimant does not apply or makes a late claim. The Court of Appeal endorsed three possible limitation dates the claim could have been discovered on, all of which resulted in the claim being statute-barred.
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Click here to read about the decision in Law Times.
Heather M. Gastle
Lawyer
hgastle@bennettgastle.com
