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40923
Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.), et al. v. Lafarge Canada inc., et al.
(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-21 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-01-17 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties; RE: Certificate of Taxation | |
| 2025-01-17 | Certificate of taxation issued to, Olivier Therrien | |
| 2025-01-17 | Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of: $1,085.12, Reg | |
| 2025-01-17 | Submission of the bill of costs, Reg | |
| 2024-08-13 | Bill of costs, (Letter Form), UNDER REVIEW, Completed on: 2025-01-21, (Printed version due on 2024-08-20) | Lafarge Canada inc. |
| 2024-06-06 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-06-06 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2024-06-06 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Québec), Number 200-09-010310-214, 2023 QCCA 939, dated July 14, 2023, is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs |
|
| 2024-04-29 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2023-11-14 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B - Reply , (Printed version filed on 2023-11-14) |
Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) |
| 2023-11-14 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Courtesy translation rec'd on 2023-11-17, Completed on: 2023-11-14, (Printed version filed on 2023-11-14) | Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) |
| 2023-11-02 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version due on 2023-11-09) | Lafarge Canada inc. |
| 2023-11-02 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version due on 2023-11-09) | Lafarge Canada inc. |
| 2023-11-02 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2023-11-09) | Lafarge Canada inc. |
| 2023-11-02 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-11-02, (Printed version filed on 2023-11-02) | Lafarge Canada inc. |
| 2023-10-03 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2023-09-29 | Book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-09-29, (Printed version filed on 2023-10-03) | Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) |
| 2023-09-29 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2023-10-03) | Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) |
| 2023-09-29 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2023-10-03) | Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) |
| 2023-09-29 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2023-10-03) | Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) |
| 2023-09-29 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Courtesy translation (rec'd 2023-11-17) Missing: - Filing Fee (rec'd 2023-10-05), Completed on: 2023-10-06, (Printed version filed on 2023-10-03) |
Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) | Applicant | Active |
| Blanchette, Alain | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lafarge Canada inc. | Respondent | Active |
| De Grosbois, Marie | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.)
Counsel
Jean-François Bienjonetti
Marie-Julie Lafleur
Julien Tricart
Complexe Jules-Dallaire, TI
2828, boul. Laurier, bureau 1200
Québec, Quebec
G1V 0B9
Telephone: (418) 649-5461
FAX: (418) 266-4515
Email: mario.welsh@bcf.ca
Agent
50, rue O'Connor, bureau 1313
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 702-5560
FAX: (613) 702-5561
Email: mpower@juristespower.ca
Party: Blanchette, Alain
Counsel
Jean-François Bienjonetti
Marie-Julie Lafleur
Julien Tricart
Complexe Jules-Dallaire, TI
2828, boul. Laurier, bureau 1200
Québec, Quebec
G1V 0B9
Telephone: (418) 649-5461
FAX: (418) 266-4515
Email: mario.welsh@bcf.ca
Agent
50, rue O'Connor, bureau 1313
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 702-5560
FAX: (613) 702-5561
Email: mpower@juristespower.ca
Party: Lafarge Canada inc.
Counsel
Billy Katelanos
Mary-Pier Marcheterre
3700-1, Place Ville Marie
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 3P4
Telephone: (514) 878-9641
FAX: (514) 878-1450
Email: olivier.therrien@gowlingwlg.com
Agent
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8695
FAX: (613) 788-3509
Email: lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com
Party: De Grosbois, Marie
Counsel
Billy Katelanos
Mary-Pier Marcheterre
3700-1, Place Ville Marie
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 3P4
Telephone: (514) 878-9641
FAX: (514) 878-1450
Email: olivier.therrien@gowlingwlg.com
Agent
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8695
FAX: (613) 788-3509
Email: lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com
Summary
Keywords
Evidence — Prior judgments — Presumption — Whether rebuttable presumption of truth of findings of fact set out in prior judgments still exists in Quebec — Civil Code of Québec, arts. 2811, 2846, 2847, 2848 and 2849.
Summary
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In 2014, the applicants, Atkinsréalis Canada Inc. (formerly known as SNC-Lavalin Inc.) and Alain Blanchette, were found 70% liable, in solidum, with other parties, for damage caused to 857 residential buildings in the region of Trois-Rivières in connection with the use of pyrrhotite in aggregate forming part of the composition of concrete poured between 2003 and 2008 (see Deguise v. Montminy, 2014 QCCS 2672, affirmed on appeal, SNC-Lavalin inc. (Terratech inc. et SNC-Lavalin Environnement inc.) v. Deguise, 2020 QCCA 495, applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court dismissed, May 6, 2021, No. 39305). This proceeding is known as “the pyrrhotite case”. Following the release of the trial judgment, the applicants brought against the respondents, Lafarge Canada Inc. and Marie De Grosbois, a geologist, an anticipatory recursory action by way of call in warranty in which they asked that the respondents be held solidarily liable to the owners of the buildings. The Superior Court dismissed the applicants’ action, and the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
Lower court rulings
Originating application to bring anticipatory recursory action by way of call in warranty dismissed
Appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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