Sunrise Propane Explosion – Landlords Added To Class Action

Here's an update on the Sunrise Propane explosion in Downsview, Ontario, and the gradual progress of the class action by the aggrieved neighbours.

In July 2012, the Ontario's Superior Court of Justice certified a class action against all proposed defendants except the Teskey defendants, which owned the properties on which the Sunrise propane facility was located (2094528 Ontario Inc. ("Teskey 209"), Teskey Construction Co. Ltd., Teskey Concrete Co. Ltd. and HGT Holdings).  The Court found that the plaintiffs had failed to establish the first criterion of the 5-part test for certification [ s. 5(1)(a) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992] i.e., the proposed class proceeding failed to disclose a cause of action.