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McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On March 27, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its much awaited decision in Palmer v. Teva. The decision sends a clear signal that claims based on weak science...
Lenczner Slaght LLP
By playing their essential gatekeeping role, class action judges have in numerous decisions clarified the necessary elements of various causes of action and the availability of specific remedies in a particular case.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
On March 27, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal (Court) affirmed in Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd. (Palmer) that Canadian law does not provide remedies for an increased risk of harm.
Bennett Jones LLP
Ethan Schiff and Phoebe Goldig wrote an article for the Ontario Bar Association summarizing OCHC v. Sloan Valve Company, 2024 ONSC 1493.
Dentons
In Larsen v. ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., 2023 BCSC 1471 ("Larsen"), the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed the plaintiff's application to certify a proposed product liability class action.
Torys LLP
In Palmer v. Teva Canada Limited1, the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the plaintiffs' appeal from the lower court's decision denying certification of a proposed product liability class action that claimed damages...
Cassels
In its recent decision in Desrochers v McGinnis, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the broad application of a vicarious liability provision in Ontario's Highway Traffic Act (HTA) which renders...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
The government of British Columbia has announced its ambition to sue a wide range of companies—including social media operators, vaping product manufacturers, and makers...
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Les litiges délictuels de masse sont en hausse en Ontario, en raison des contestations de demandes d'autorisation d'actions collectives, des désaccords relatifs à la conduite d'instances qui se chevauchent et de l'influence des avocats des demandeurs.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Mass torts are on the rise in Ontario, thanks to certification challenges, carriage fights and the influence of plaintiffs' counsel.
Gluckstein Lawyers
At a time of year when the days are shortest, is it any wonder that we take such delight in seeing so many twinkling little lights, both inside and outside our homes?
Cassels
In the recent decision in Bustin v Quaranto, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a defendant's motion to strike a claim brought by a bystander alleging personal injuries...
Lenczner Slaght LLP
Pleadings continue to be a popular battleground in the product liability context. Over the years, a body of law has developed respecting motions to strike for negligent design...
Cassels
In Fernandez Leon v Bayer Inc., 2023 ONCA 629, a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Court overturned a lower court's decision to strike a product liability claim...
Siskinds LLP
A Canada-wide settlement has been reached in several proposed class actions alleging price fixing and related conduct on behalf of Canadians who purchased farmed Atlantic Salmon...
Langlois Lawyers, LLP
On October 5, just four months after Bill 29 was introduced in the National Assembly, An Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability...
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
The generous protection already provided to consumers by the CPA has been further expanded.
Fasken
On October 3, 2023, the National Assembly of Quebec enacted Bill 29, the Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods (the "Act").
Lavery
The rules governing product liability set out in the Civil Code of Québec were introduced early in the 20th century in response to the industrial revolution and the growing number of workplace...
Tereposky & DeRose LLP
On September 13th, the European Commission (EC) announced that it will be initiating a countervailing duty (i.e., anti-subsidy) investigation concerning electric vehicles (EVs) from China.
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