of rules. Litigation against Norma and Ronauld Walton In October 2013 Bernstein applied for an order for inspectorship over 31 jointly owned properties with The Rose & Thistle Group owners and Toronto attorneys, Norma and Ronauld Walton. In November 2013 he petitioned their entire real estate portfolio into receivership without notice to the lenders. Bernstein and the Waltons were legal partners in a property investment agreement, in which Bernstein financed the ventures and the Waltons were responsible for the finances, bookkeeping, accounting and filing of tax returns. < By 2013, Bernstein had invested $110 million into 31 different projects through the Rose & Thistle Group. Bernstein's receivership caused the portfolio to go into automatic default across all 31 joint entities and receivership and power of sale of the portfolio followed by Schonfeld & Associates, receivers. In 2016, Bernstein was awarded $66.9 million in damages also by Justice Newbould via application. The Waltons asked for a trial but that request was denied by the Court. The Waltons have communicated publicly that they "strongly disagree" with the accusations and have appealed the findings of Ontario Superior Court's ordered investigation. Litigation with Trez Capital In 2015 Trez Capital sued Bernstein for over $14 million, alleging fraud and deceit. Trez Capital, a mortgage lender, financed four of the projects owned by Rose & Thistle and Bernstein. Bernstein brought a motion to dismiss Trez's claim on the basis of his and his CFO James Reitan’s evidence that Trez knew about their claim in September 2013 and thus were outside of the limitation period for filing. During a mini trial, the judge did not accept the testimony of Bernstein and Reitan as credible in comparison to the evidence of Coscia. Bernstein later appealed to the Court of Appeal and lost. Bernstein has now paid Trez money to settle the Trez litigation that alleged fraud and deceit. He paid this money pursuant to a Pierringer Agreement that mandates confidentiality of the amount paid by him. An amended Statement of Claim is being filed with the Court accordingly. Personal life Bernstein has been married to his second wife, Judy Bernstein, since 1992. Bernstein also has three adult sons, one who is a radiologist in New York City, one a lawyer, and the third son, a business graduate who works at Bernstein's clinics. Professional controversy In 1977, Bernstein was instructed to testify before the Discipline Committee of the College