SCC rules Ontario court lacks jurisdiction over Ont. man’s tort claims against Italian defendants

By Cristin Schmitz ( July 31, 2025, 6:42 PM EDT) -- In an important private international law judgment on the jurisdiction of Canadian courts over tort claims involving foreign defendants, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 5-4 that an Ontario court does not have jurisdiction to determine tort claims launched against three Italian companies by an Ontario resident injured on a holiday in Venice....