In Integrated Team Solutions PCH Partnership v. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 2025 ONCA 297, the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed the right of Ontario-based plaintiffs to pursue legal action in the province against international defendants when the alleged harm occurs locally. The case arose from a failure of emergency generators at a hospital in Kingston, prompting a lawsuit by the plaintiff, a project consortium, against multiple defendants, including foreign manufacturers, relating to the failure of the generators. The foreign defendants attempted to prevent the case from proceeding in Ontario, contending that any conflict should be resolved in a French court. However, the Court of Appeal rejected this argument. The motion judge’s finding—that the plaintiffs had adequately pleaded negligence and that the damage occurred in Ontario—was upheld. Significantly, the defendants’ failure to rebut the presumption of jurisdiction or distinguish the role of each foreign party proved fatal to their argument. The … Read More