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Ontario Superior Court of Justice grants leave to amend a plaintiff’s claim to add a ride-sharing platform as a defendant in a motor vehicle claim

from Limitations Law Blog

Ontario Superior Court of Justice grants leave to amend a plaintiff’s claim to add a ride-sharing platform as a defendant in a motor vehicle claim Limitations Law Blog In Ledoux v. Lee, 2020 ONSC 1659 (“Ledoux”), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice summarized the legal principles that apply on a plaintiff’s motion to add a party as a defendant in a motor vehicle claim where the proposed defendant argues that the claim is time-barred. The court confirmed that the plaintiff is required to prove two things: first, that the claim was discovered on a date that is less than two years before the motion; and second, that reasonably diligent efforts were made to discover the claim prior to this date. READ MORE

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