December 2020 News
Morse|Shannon LLP is proud to announce that
Jerome Morse and
Michael Shannon have once again been recognized in the
2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. Mr. Morse in the practice areas of Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Law and Mr. Shannon in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based upon an extensive and rigorous peer-review evaluation by top lawyers. For the last decade, Best Lawyers has been regarded – by both the profession and the public- as the most credible definitive guide to legal excellence in Canada.
September 2019 News
Morse|Shannon LLP is proud to announce that
Jerome Morse and
Michael Shannon have once again been recognized in the
2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. Mr. Morse in the practice areas of Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Law and Mr. Shannon in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based upon an extensive and rigorous peer-review evaluation by top lawyers. For the last decade, Best Lawyers has been regarded – by both the profession and the public- as the most credible definitive guide to legal excellence in Canada.
We are also pleased to announce that
Jerome Morse has been included as a Lexpert-ranked lawyer to be included in the upcoming Lexpert/ROB Litigation Special Edition. This publication will appear in the November 30, 2019 issue of The Globe and Mail’s Report.
June 2017 News
Belanger v City of Sudbury
On September 27, 2016, Judgment was granted against the City of Sudbury in favour of the Belanger family for $12 million for damages and $1.4 million in legal costs (payable in addition to supplementary accident benefits of $2.4 million).
In January 2014,
Jerome Morse was retained by the Belanger family's law firm in Sudbury, to conduct the trial for the Plaintiffs which commenced on November 18, 2014, was interrupted, resumed and concluded on April 22, 2015.
On November 17, 2015, the trial judge, Sr. Regional Justice R.D. Gordon, delivered Reasons for Judgment that found the City of Sudbury to be 100% liable for the Plaintiffs' damages owing to its failure to keep the roadway properly maintained and free of snow and ice. Lisa Belanger, who was operating her vehicle, crossed the centre line due to the hazardous condition of the road and sustained catastrophic injuries after colliding with a school bus.
The City of Sudbury, appealed the Judgment.
In May 2017, the Plaintiffs successfully responded to the City of Sudbury's appeal of the award for damages and costs, which, with post-judgment interest, entitled the Plaintiffs to $13.925 million in damages, interest and costs as a result of the successful trial and appeal.
The City of Sudbury's appeal was argued on May 10, 2017 before Justices Cronk, Pepall and Chief Justice Strathy. Justice Cronk released the Court's reasons on May 25, 2017, finding that the trial judge reasonably found that the City of Sudbury failed to meet its own maintenance and road standards, which resulted in snow packed and slippery road conditions, resulting in the motor vehicle accident. Paul Pape and Shantona Chaudhry of Pape Barristers argued this successful aspect of the appeal on behalf of the Plaintiffs. Justice Cronk further agreed with Justice Gordon attributing 100% of the fault for the accident to the City of Sudbury.
Jerome Morse argued this successful aspect of the appeal such that there was no finding of contributory negligence on the part of Lisa Belanger.
On June 28, 2017, the Court of Appeal fixed the Plaintiffs' costs of the appeal at $95,000.00.
As a result, the Plaintiffs' total recovery from the City of Sudbury and the Plaintiffs' accident benefits insurer is $16.33 million.
November News 2016
Congratulations to
Michael Shannon for his 2017 Distinguished™ Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™. This impressive honour is only bestowed upon the finest attorneys by their peers. Michael is consistently recommended as one of the leading practitioners in the area of personal injury law.
June News 2016
On May 26, 2016,
Michael Shannon spoke in
Toronto at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association’s (OTLA) Spring Conference on
Maximizing Damages in Fatal Accident Claims. The two day event focused on the topic of “From Ordinary to Epic: Crossing the critical gap between competence and mastery”.
January News 2016
Morse|Shannon LLP is proud to announce that
Jerome Morse and
Michael Shannon have once again been recognized in the
2016 Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. Mr. Morse in the practice areas of Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Law and Mr. Shannon in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based upon an extensive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 175,000 evaluations by top lawyers. For the last decade, Best Lawyers has been regarded – by both the profession and the public- as the most credible definitive guide to legal excellence in Canada.
The Lexpert December 2015 Guide to Leading US/Canada Cross Border Litigation Lawyers in Canada has once again recognized Mr. Morse in the practice area of product liability law based upon its annual survey of leading lawyers.
December News 2015
Morse|Shannon LLP is proud to announce that
Jerome Morse has once again been recognized in the Globe and Mail December 2015 issue of Report on Business magazine as one of
“Canada’s leading 2015 Litigation Lawyers” in the
Lexpert Special Edition presenting Lexpert ranked lawyers selected on the basis of peer surveys in several business-facing practice areas.
The current Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, a survey of leading senior lawyers and other professionals familiar with the provision of such legal services, has rated Jerome the highest rating available as 1 of 3 lawyers rated “ Most Frequently Recommended” for Medical Negligence representing plaintiffs and 1 of 8 “Most Frequently Recommended” in Personal Injury representing plaintiffs. He has also been ascribed the next highest rating available rated as “Consistently Recommended” in Litigation-Commercial Insurance and “Repeatedly Recommended” in Litigation –Product Liability and in Litigation -Professional Liability.
News 2014
On
November 19, 2014, Michael Shannon will be speaking in
Toronto at the Osgoode Professional Development short course
The Intensive Short Course Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Claims - The Science, The Law, The Strategies. Chronic pain syndrome, in its various forms, has been acknowledged as one of the most difficult and expensive-to-resolve areas in personal injury litigation. This information-packed conference is about the latest on how to successfully litigate and mediate these challenging claims.
On Sunday,
September 21, 2014, the Morse|Shannon team, led by
Michael Shannon, participated in the
2014 Wheelchair Relay Challenge at Monarch Park Stadium in Toronto to help raise funds in support of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario and those living with spinal cord injuries.
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Morse|Shannon LLP is proud to announce that
Michael Shannon has once again been selected by his peers in the
Eighth Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada as a leading practitioner in the practice area of
Personal Injury. Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most highly respected peer-review guide to the legal profession worldwide.
Michael is also listed as a leading practitioner and “consistently recommended” for
Personal Injury representing Plaintiffs in the
Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory.
LEXPERT is the most comprehensive guide that ranks top Canadian legal talent.
Morse Shannon LLP is proud to announce that
Jerome Morse has been named the
Best Lawyers' 2014 Toronto Personal Injury Litigation "Lawyer of the Year"
and that on October 13, 2013 the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association ("OTLA")
honoured Jerome with the OTLA Bruce T. Hillyer Award awarded to an
individual who exemplifies the spirit of OTLA in fearlessly advancing the
cause of individual rights by the effective use of trial advocacy.
The Canadian Legal Expert Directory ("LEXPERT"), a survey of leading lawyers
in Canada, has rated Jerome the highest rating available being 1 of 2
lawyers "most frequently recommended" for medical negligence representing
plaintiffs and 1 of 4 lawyers "most frequently recommended" for personal
injury representing plaintiffs. He has also been ascribed the next highest
rating available being "consistently recommended" in litigation, commercial
insurance and litigation, product liability. Jerome is rated "repeatedly
recommended" for professional liability cases by LEXPERT.
On
January 29, 2014, Michael Shannon is a Co-Chair at the
OTLA Medical Malpractice Conference “Medical Malpractice: Building Your Case Through to a Jury Trial” being held in Toronto.
Jerome Morse is a speaker at this conference “The Medical Malpractice Discovery: Nuts and Bolts”.
Both Michael and Jerome are also participating in a Discovery Demonstration and Panel Discussion at the conference.
December News 2013
On
December 10, 2013,
Jerome Morse will be providing a demonstration of a plaintiff’s mediation opening statement for The Osgoode Short Course in Mediation Advocacy, part of the Osgoode CLE program.
November News 2013
Jerome Morse is the 2013 recipient of the
H. Bruce T. Hillyer Award. This award is given to an individual who exemplifies the spirit of OTLA in fearlessly advancing the cause of individual rights by the effective use of trial advocacy.
Michael Shannon was a keynote speaker at the
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA) 2013 Fall Conference, speaking on Examining Lay Witnesses and also carried out a demonstration.
August News 2013
Jerome Morse and Michael Shannon have once again been selected by their peers for inclusion in the Eighth Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada as leading legal practitioner in their practice areas.
Jerome Morse was selected in the practice areas of: Medical Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Law. He was also named the Best Lawyers' 2014 Toronto Personal Injury Litigation "Lawyer of the Year".
Michael Shannon was selected as The Best Lawyers in Canada 2014 in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation.
