IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NOVA SCOTIA
Citation: CKF Inc v. Huhtamaki Americas Inc., 2009 NSSC 21
Date: 20090121
Docket: SH 298635
Registry: Halifax
Between:
CKF Inc.
Plaintiff/Respondent
v.
Huhtamaki Americas, Inc. and Huhtamaki Company Manufacturing
Defendant/Applicant
LIBRARY HEADING
Judge: The Honourable Justice Frank Edwards
Heard: December 10, 2008, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Subject: Motion to strike, CPR 14.25 (old Rules); Motion to transfer to Ontario and Maine, USA pursuant to Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act (proclaimed June 1, 2008) (“CJPTA”).
Issue: 1. Whether “plain and obvious” that any part of Plaintiff’s statement of claim must fail;
2. Whether Nova Scotia - not Ontario or Maine - is the more appropriate forum under the CJPTA.
Result: 1. No part of statement of claim “plain and obvious” to fail.
2. Nova Scotia is the most appropriate forum under CJPTA.
Cases Noticed: Huhtamaki Company Manufacturing v. CKF Inc., Recommended Decision on Motion to Dismiss and Order on Ancillary Motions of US Magistrate Judge Kravchuk, Case No. 1:08‑CV‑264‑JAW (D. Me. November 20, 2008);
Huhtamaki Company Manufacturing v. CKF Inc., Endorsement (at Case Conference), Court File No. 08‑CV‑042295 (Ont. Master, November 28, 2008);
Sable Mary Seismic Inc. v. Geophysical Service Inc., 2007 CarswellNS 559;
RIM v. Atari Inc., 2007 CanLII 33987 (Ont. S.C.);
Sullivan Entertainment Inc. v. Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority, 2000 CanLII 16445 (F.C.);
Astral Media Radio Inc. v. SOCAN, 2008 CarswellNat 3865 (F.C.);
Amchem Products Inc. v. British Columbia (1993)
Lloyd's Underwriters v. Cominco Ltd., 2007 CarswellBC 864; leave to appeal to S.C.C. granted [2007] S.C.C.A. No. 322;
Purple Echo Productions Inc. v. KCTS Television, 2008 CarswellBC 337 (C.A.);
Fujitsu Consulting (Canada) Inc. v. Themis Program Management & Consulting Ltd., 2007 CarswellBC 2137 (S.C.);
Z.I. Pompey Industrie v. ECU‑Line N.V., [2003] 1 S.C.R. 450;
Columbia Pictures Industries v. Wang, 2007 CarswellSask 648 (C.A.);
Skyway Canada Ltd. v. Clara Industrial Services Ltd., 2005 CarswellOnt 5060;
Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Pre Print Inc., 1996 CarswellNS 12 (C.A.);
Pro Swing Inc. v. ELTA Golf Inc., 2006 SCC 52;
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