Month: November 2020

Why Bill 218 to Protect Nursing Homes from COVID Liability is a Mistake

It’s no secret that residents of long-term care facilities have borne the brunt of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. The nursing home negligence lawyers at Will Davidson LLP have been on front lines of this devastating event, representing nursing home residents and the families of nursing home residents who have been affected …

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Should Ontario Eliminate Juries for Civil Trials?

Civil jury trials were temporarily suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. In-person civil juries were considered a health risk, and technology gaps prevented a widespread shift to virtual civil jury trials. Now, with no end in sight to the pandemic and an enormous backlog of cases on the civil justice system’s …

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