Shawn O’Connor‘s successful Ontario Superior Court motion for partial summary judgment to determine the issue of liability was recently upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal . The Court of Appeal agreed with the motion judge that the driver of a car who stopped when they saw emergency vehicle lights ahead on a twisty, dark road in freezing rain conditions was not partially liable when their vehicle was rear-ended. As a result of the ruling, the trial will be greatly shortened and an earlier trial date can be set.