Leduc v. Dufour

Leduc v. Dufour Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2026-03-25 Neutral citation 2026 ONCA 219 Docket numbers COA-25-CV-0131 Judges van Rensburg, Katherine; Miller, Bradley; Sossin, Lorne Subject Civil Decision Content

COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: Leduc v. Dufour, 2026 ONCA 219 DATE: 20260325 DOCKET: COA-25-CV-0131 van Rensburg, Miller and Sossin JJ.A.

BETWEEN Tyler Leduc, an infant under the age of eighteen years by his Litigation Guardian, Angele Vanier, Angele Vanier, and Angele Vanier, Litigation Administrator of the Estate of Jean Louis Leduc Plaintiffs (Respondents) and Meghan O’Brien Estate Trustee During Litigation for the Estate of the Late Marc Dufour, Ted Tichinoff Litigation Administrator for the Estate of the Late Marc Dufour, Marc Dufour, or in the alternative, The Estate of Marc Dufour, France Duclos, Jean McKay, Lily Bugg, Tina Hood, Glenda Petrenko, Joanne Despatie, Tina Hart, Krista Zielger, Erica Salo, Lyne Baird, Sally Edward, and Health Sciences North (formerly Sudbury Regional Hospital) Defendants Geoffrey D.E. Adair, K.C., for the appellant Wallbridge Wallbridge Jonathan C. Lisus and Zain Naqi, for the respondents Heard: November 25, 2025 On appeal from the order of Justice M. Gregory Ellies of the Superior Court of Justice, dated December 10, 2024, with reasons reported at 2024 ONSC 6882. COSTS: REASONS FOR DECISION [1] We dismissed this appeal for reasons reported at 2026 ONCA 3. [2] Having considered the written submissions of the parties and their costs outlines we fix costs of the appeal payable by the appellant to the respondents in the all-inclusive amount of $37,000. “K. van Rensburg J.A.” “B.W. Miller J.A.” “L. Sossin J.A.”