News & Publications

Trustee Act limitation period moderated by fraudulent concealment

Case Summary Fletcher Estate et al v. Coyle, 2023 ONSC 6757 and 2024 ONSC 2642 In Fletcher Estate et al v. Coyle, the Ontario Superior...

May 10, 2024

Court awards damages in death of Hermina Fletcher

Statement on Behalf of a Client For immediate release: May 10, 2024 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered former Fort Frances...

May 10, 2024

Court releases reasons for decision in Coyle sentencing

Statement on Behalf of a Client For immediate release: April 29, 2024 Today Justice P. Joubert of the Ontario Court of Justice released...

Apr 29, 2024

910A First Street East: Space for Rent in 2024

Judson Howie Holdings Inc. will have available for rent later in 2024 approximately 900 square feet of commercial office space located at...

Apr 6, 2024

Statement on Far-Right Hate Targeting Members of Our Firm

Statement For immediate release: February 25, 2024 Last week, our firm publicly expressed its support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in...

Feb 25, 2024

Small-town Pride group writes to Ministers urging action on 2SLGBTQIA+ hate crimes

Statement on Behalf of a Client For immediate release: February 21, 2024 Today Judson Howie LLP wrote to Ontario's Solicitor General and...

Feb 21, 2024

Court of Appeal upholds order that estate trustee pay litigation costs personally

Case Summary Westover Estate v. Jolicouer, 2024 ONCA 81 The Court of Appeal for Ontario has upheld a trial decision ordering an estate...

Feb 6, 2024

Fletcher family reacts to Coyle sentence

Statement on Behalf of a Client For immediate release: January 16, 2024 Today, former La Verendrye Hospital nurse Lindsey Coyle was...

Jan 16, 2024

Victim's Family Responds to Hospital Statements and Calls Out Health Minister's Neglect

Statement on Behalf of a Client For immediate release: January 9, 2024 The following statement can be attributed to Melvin Fletcher Jr....

Jan 9, 2024

Court finds “groomer” slurs targeting drag community not protected by anti-SLAPP law

Case Summary Rainbow Alliance Dryden et al v. Webster, 2023 ONSC 7050 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that “groomer”...

Dec 15, 2023

Township of Morley Found to Have Held Illegal Council Meeting

Case Summary Ombudsman Report Concerning the Township of Morley, dated November 23, 2023 In April 2023, lawyers with our office assisted...

Nov 26, 2023

Statement of Councillor Rajni Agarwal

Statement on Behalf of a Client For immediate release: November 21, 2023 The following statement can be attributed to Councillor Rajni...

Nov 21, 2023

Judson Addresses Court at Swearing-In of Fort Frances Judge

Remarks For immediate release: November 16, 2023 Today Douglas W. Judson addressed the Ontario Court of Justice on behalf of the Rainy...

Nov 16, 2023

Judson Howie LLP Welcomes New Lawyers to the Firm

Announcement For immediate release: September 23, 2023 Judson Howie LLP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey C. Marchuk and McLean Ayearst...

Sep 23, 2023

Fort Frances council poised to attack freedom of information – but at what cost?

Legal Information Municipal Freedom of Information The recent direction by council of the Town of Fort Frances to craft a resolution...

Sep 16, 2023

Family of Victim Reacts to Further Delay in Coyle Sentencing

Statement on Behalf of a Client For immediate release: September 12, 2023 The following statement was made today by Douglas W. Judson,...

Sep 12, 2023

Victim's Family Requests Ministerial Investigation Following Coyle Sentencing

Statement on Behalf of a Client For immediate release: August 29, 2023 Lawyers for the family of Hermina Fletcher, a hospital patient...

Aug 29, 2023

Township of Alberton Found to Have Violated Open Meeting Rules

Case Summary Ombudsman Report Concerning the Township of Alberton, dated July 2023 In May 2022, lawyers with our office assisted a client...

Aug 2, 2023

We're Moving to New Offices!

Judson Howie Holdings Inc. has acquired the property at 600 Reid Avenue in Fort Frances, Ontario (formerly Green Funeral Home).

Jul 25, 2023

Douglas Judson Continues Term on TBRHSC Board

Announcement For immediate release: June 24, 2023 Judson Howie LLP is pleased to announce that Douglas W. Judson is continuing his term...

Jun 24, 2023