Winnipeg's St. Boniface hospital is suing the law firm it hired to handle a complaint about construction of a building that's been plagued with water leak issues for years. The building, which was finished in 2003, was intended as a research facility but remained "substantially" vacant for several years, according to the 2019 appeal court decision. There were four other reports in 2009 and 2010, the appeal court noted. Manitoba law needs reform: judgeDuring the appeal, the hospital argued the consultant's interim report didn't definitively determine the cause of water penetration into the building. Appeal court Justice Jennifer Pfuetzner said in her decision that Manitoba's law governing the 12-month time limit for starting court claims is in need of reform.

Source: CBC News August 04, 2020 09:56 UTC