Ontario Superior Court Justice Ian F. Leach labelled the legal fees sought by the plaintiffs’ lawyers as being “extremely excessive” and “outlandish”, pointing out the total clerk time of 580.49 hours claimed “is the equivalent of someone working solidly on nothing but this matter, 40 hours per week, … for approximately 14.5 weeks”. http://www.ilstv.com/ontario-lawyers-cashing-in-when-auto-insurance-claims-go-to-court/