Precedent-setting Decision From The Ontario Court Of Appeal Sets The Stage For Orders For Security For Trial Judgments - Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration
The Ontario Court of Appeal (" ONCA") has broken new ground by ordering security for a trial judgment in Wiseau Studio, LLC v Harper, 2021 ONCA 31. While appellate courts in other jurisdictions have made such orders, this decision of Justice Thorburn was a first for Ontario. History of the Case The cinematic backdrop to this judicial action was a dispute between filmmakers: in 2017, Tommy Wiseau, creator of the cult-classic film The Room, and his company, Wiseau Studio LLC, (together, " Wiseau") commenced an action against the documentarians behind a film about The Room and its cult followi...
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