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Product Liability Update: Q2 2025

The Product Liability and Mass Torts Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP is pleased to bring you our analysis of recent decisions for businesses manufacturing or selling products in Canada...

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Limitation Periods For Product Liability Claims - Statute Of Limitations vs. Statute Of Repose

Limitation periods are a public interest consideration in the legal system which seeks to weigh a person's right to sue with a person's right not to have potential legal claims held over them indefinitely.

Canada Litigation

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Affaires importantes en responsabilité du fait des produits : Mise à jour du T2 2025

Le groupe Responsabilité du fait des produits et réclamations en responsabilité délictuelle de masse de McCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. est heureux de vous présenter son analyse...

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Health Canada's Product Safety Pledge: A Model Product Safety Framework For Consumer Products And Cosmetics

On August 25, 2025, Health Canada released its first annual report (the Report) summarizing anonymized self assessment data received in respect of the reporting period beginning September 29, 2023, and ending September 28, 2024, from signatories to the Canadian Product Safety Pledge for Consumer Products and Cosmetics.

Canada Healthcare

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2025 Summer Update

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Ontario Court Bars Product Liability Suit Under Ultimate Limitation Period

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Addresses The Duty To Warn And Declines To Certify Claims For Pure Economic Loss In A Product Liability Class Action

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Recent Canadian Product Liability Case Law Highlights

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

No Harm, No Foul, No Class: Ontario Court Of Appeal Denies Certification In Pure Economic Loss Case

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-07 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Consumer Rights And Protection Across Canada's Supply Chain Operations

Canada Consumer

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Key Product Liability Cases: Q4 2024 Update

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Principales décisions en responsabilité du fait des produits : mise à jour du T4 de 2024

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Is It A Lemon?: The Limits Of Legal Blameworthiness For Product Manufacturers

Canada Consumer

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Pallett Valo LLP

Canada Removes Tariffs On U.S. Goods

Canada International

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

GM Temporarily Cuts Shifts At Detroit Electric Vehicle Plant Automotive Weekly

Canada Transport

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Crowe MacKay LLP

Mergers And Acquisitions In The Defence Sector: A Strategic Lever Under High Surveillance

Canada Commercial

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Dentons Canada LLP

Tariffs Up, Tariffs Down: What Businesses Need To Know

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Changes To Canada's Retaliatory Tariff Regime: Key Takeaways For Importers

Canada International

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Fasken

Product Liability: Who Has The Burden Of Proof, Again?

The Court of Appeal recently released its decision in AIG Insurance Company of Canada v. Volvo Group Canada Inc., 2024 QCCA 1733, which relates to the presumption of liability that can apply against professional sellers...

Canada Consumer

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WeirFoulds LLP

Recours en nuisance publique : un risque croissant pour les entreprises canadiennes

Ces dernières années, de plus en plus de demandeurs ont intenté des recours...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Public Nuisance Claims: An Increasing Risk To Canadian Businesses

In the last several years, plaintiffs have pursued an increasing number of public nuisance claims against Canadian businesses—particularly in product liability class actions.

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Consumer Protection Class Actions: The Rise Of The ESG Claim

Class action plaintiffs are becoming more creative in their search for credible damages claims in relation to consumer products they believe have been manufactured, designed, or sold in a manner inconsistent...

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Pushing Boundaries: Public Nuisance Claims In Class Actions And Mass Tort Litigation

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Product Liability: Tipping The Scales Against Industry

Canada Consumer

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

What You Need To Know About The Scope Of Statutory Warranties Of Quality And A Seller's Duty To Inform In Quebec

Canada Commercial

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Fasken

British Columbia Court Of Appeal Interprets Policy Definition In Favour Of Insured

Canada Insurance

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Theall Group LLP

Key Product Liability Cases: Q3 2024 Update

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Health Canada Flags Lithium-Ion Batteries And More As Key Hazards In New Prohibitions List

Canada Consumer

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McMillan LLP

Affaires importantes en responsabilité du fait des produits : mise à jour du T3 2024

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

B.C. Supreme Court Denies Certification Of Contested Common Issues In Mentor Breast Implant Litigation

Canada Healthcare

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Bennett Jones LLP

Reasonably Participating In Treatment, Managing Invisible Disabilities, And Establishing Plaintiff Credibility: Key Findings In Moustakis V. Agbuya 2023 ONSC 6012

Canada Litigation

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Canadian Product Liability Class Actions – Case Highlights

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Affaires importantes en responsabilité du fait des produits : mise à jour du T3 2024

Le groupe de Responsabilité du fait des produits et réclamations en responsabilité délictuelle de masse de McCarthy Tétrault est heureux de vous présenter son analyse des décisions récentes visant les

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

B.C. Supreme Court Denies Certification Of Contested Common Issues In Mentor Breast Implant Litigation

In Bosco v Mentor Worldwide LLC, 2024 BCSC 1931, the plaintiffs alleged that Mentor's silicone gel-filled breast implants, MemoryGel, caused adverse health effects, including connective tissue disorders

Canada Healthcare

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Bennett Jones LLP

Reasonably Participating In Treatment, Managing Invisible Disabilities, And Establishing Plaintiff Credibility: Key Findings In Moustakis V. Agbuya 2023 ONSC 6012

As patients under a doctor's care, when they recommend treatment to help manage our condition or assist in our recovery, we usually make an effort to comply as best as we can.

Canada Litigation

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Canadian Product Liability Class Actions – Case Highlights

There have been several significant new developments in product-related class actions in Canada in the past two years.

Canada Litigation

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Towing The Line: Ontario's New Towing And Vehicle Storage Laws – Close, But Not Quite Right

Canada Consumer

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Cassels

Who Is Responsible When AI Causes Harm? AI And Product Liability

AI is increasingly being incorporated into a wide variety of products, including chatbots, medical devices, autonomous vehicles and household appliances. In many cases, AI makes these products more efficient, effective...

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Recent Product Liability Decision Provides Insight Into Circumstantial Evidence, Inferences, And Expert Evidence

The recent Alberta decision of ATCO Energy Solutions Ltd v Energy Dynamics Ltd, 2024 ABKB 162 ("ATCO Energy") provides a helpful review of product liability law, discussing how circumstantial evidence may be used...

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Miller Thomson LLP

Product Liability Comparative Guide

Product Liability Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Canada, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Canada Consumer

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MLT Aikins LLP

Long Overdue Updates To Canada's Feed Regulations Now In Effect

Canada's modernized Feeds Regulations, 2024 aim to enhance safety standards for food and animal feed while supporting Canadian producers. The regulations were published in the Canada Gazette...

Canada Healthcare

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Bennett Jones LLP

Canadian Product Stewardship And EPR: 2024 Summer Update

Canada Environment

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Gowling WLG

Affaires importantes en responsabilité civile des produits : mise à jour du T2 2024

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Key Product Liability Cases: Q2 2024 Update

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Into The Flood: ONSC Rules On The Duty To Warn In Remote Scenarios And The Need For Reliable Evidence In Product Liability Claims

Canada Consumer

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Cassels

Spotlight On Québec Law: New Warranty And Repair Obligations For Consumer Goods (Video)

Canada Consumer

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Torys LLP

A Motor Vehicle "Incident" Or "Accident"? LAT Rules In Favour Of HSH LLP Client

Canada Consumer

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Pelton V. Maytag: Ontario Court Clarifies The Duty To Warn Of Remote Risks And Frailties Of Delayed Testing In Product Liability Claims

Canada Consumer

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Torys LLP

New OTLA President Brings A Diverse Outlook

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

Collecting Evidence In A Product Liability Case

Canada Consumer

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Lerners LLP

Ontario (Might Get The) Right To Repair – An Overview Of Bill 187 The Right To Repair Consumer Electronic Products, Household Appliances, Wheelchairs, Motor Vehicles And Farming Heavy Equipment Act, 2024

Canada Consumer

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McMillan LLP

On The Right Path: New E-Bike Regulations In British Columbia

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Key Product Liability Cases: Q1 2024 Update

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Product Liability Update: Q1 2024

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Principaux cas en responsabilité du fait du produit : Actualité T1 2024

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

No Need To Speculate: Ontario Court Of Appeal Affirms Denial Of Certification In Pharmaceutical Product Liability Class Action Based On Increased Risk Of Harm

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Gowling WLG

A Must See Video: Medical Alert – Hernia Mesh Recalls And Lawsuit In Canada (Video)

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Shaping The Future With Roger Fulton, Linamar Corp. (Video Content)

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act - The New Reality - Video

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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