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John has been the editor of Blaneys Appeals since the inception of the blog in the Summer of 2014. He is a partner at the firm with over two decades of experience handling a wide variety of litigation matters. John assists clients with matters ranging from appeals, to injunctions, to corporate, partnership, breach of contract, construction, environmental contamination, product liability, debtor-creditor, insolvency and other business litigation. He also handles complex estates and matrimonial litigation involving disputes over property and businesses, as well as professional discipline and professional negligence matters for various types of professionals. In addition, John represents amateur sports organizations in contentious matters, and also advises them in matters of internal governance. John can be reached at 416-593-2953 or jpolyzogopoulos@blaney.com.

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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 17 – FEBRUARY 21, 2020)

By John Polyzogopoulos on February 22, 2020

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Good afternoon.

Following are this week’s summaries of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.

The outcome in Austin v. Bell Canada, a class proceeding, hinged on the placement of a comma in the Bell Canada pension plan. The issue was whether Bell was entitled to round the CPI used to calculate annual cost of living increases to the nearest two decimal points. The appropriate contractual method of rounding had a $10 million impact in only one year, and a $100 million impact over the long-term. Bell succeeded on a motion for summary judgment in having the class action dismissed. However, the Court of Appeal not only set aside the dismissal, but granted summary judgment against Bell in favour of the class.Continue Reading COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 17 – FEBRUARY 21, 2020)