Fernandez v. Norseman Inc.

Decided: 2026-10-07. Docket: COA-25-CV-1497. Citation: 2026 ONCA 716 (CanLII). Contracts — Settlement agreement — Release — Minutes of settlement and full and final release — Interpretation of “clear, specific, and plain meaning” and scope of “any past, present or future claims” — Bar against proceedings against third parties who may claim contribution or indemnity — Release treated as complete bar — Appeal dismissed and leave to appeal costs order denied | Procedure — Summary judgment — Rules of Civil Procedure, r. 20 — Hryniak v. Mauldin framework — Whether there was “no genuine issue requiring a trial” given the MOS and Release — Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp. and surrounding circumstances not overwhelming the words — Action dismissed on summary judgment — Appeal dismissed |