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The Perils of Ignoring a Foreign Lawsuit

A recent decision from New Brunswick highlights the perils of a defendant ignoring a lawsuit brought in a foreign jurisdiction. In the case of Ward v. Nackawic Mechanical Ltd., 2013 NBQB 296 (CanLII),  the plaintiffs obtained an order enforcing an Ohio Court default judgment in the amount of CDN $965,980. The case arose from an incident […]