Losty v Reesor., 2021 ONSC 2622 is an early April 2021
decision out of Toronto where a plaintiff
was unsuccessful in striking the
defendant's jury notice.
Background
The plaintiffs seek damages for injuries allegedly suffered as a
result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred in August 2014.
The Statement of Claim was issued in August 2016. Settlement
negotiations began prior to the issuance of the Claim and continued
until late 2017. All intermediate procedural steps were taken and
the action was set down for trial and scheduled to commence during
the May 2021 sittings.
Jury trials in Toronto have essentially been suspended since the
beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, briefly resuming for
a few weeks in late September and early October 2020. This
suspension remains in place with July 5, 2021, as the earliest
possible date for the resumption of jury trials in Toronto.
