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Q2 2026: Five Noteworthy Ontario Class Action Decisions

This quarter's Ontario class action decisions reveal evolving judicial approaches to parallel proceedings, individual action stays, and the predominance test. Courts examined novel duty-to-recall...

Canada Litigation

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Allégations de beauté saine : les risques de litige pour les fabricants de cosmétiques

La popularité croissante des produits de soins personnels durables et conformes à une philosophie de beauté saine s’accompagne d’une hausse des risques liés à la publicité trompeuse et à l’écoblanchiment.

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

“Clean Beauty” Claims: Litigation Risks For Cosmetics Manufacturers

As the demand for "clean beauty" and sustainable personal care products continues to grow, so too does the risk of deceptive advertising and greenwashing claims.

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Du Carburant Dans L’engrenage : La Modification Et La Mauvaise Utilisation Du Bien Emportent Le Rejet D’un Recours Fondé Sur Le Régime De La Garantie De Qualité

Le régime québécois de la garantie légale de qualité impose aux vendeurs professionnels des obligations rigoureuses, notamment en raison des présomptions consacrées à l’article 1729 du Code civil du Québec (C.c.Q.).

Canada Consumer

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Temu & Aliexpress Pledge To Health Canada

Canada Consumer

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Millar Kreklewetz

Key Product Liability Cases – Bi-Annual Update – June 2026

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Décisions Clés En Responsabilité Du Fait Des Produits : Mise À Jour Semestrielle – Juin 2026

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Bill 10: Tightening Of The Applicable Rules Regarding Restitution To Consumers Of Amounts Charged In Contravention Of The CPA, Online Subscriptions And The Resale Of Tickets

Canada Consumer

TL

Torys LLP

Class Action Launched Over Alleged Defects In Pacemakers

Canada Litigation

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Siskinds LLP

New State Of Play: Canada Updates Playpen Vertical Displacement Testing Requirements

Canada Consumer

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McMillan LLP

Class Actions: Looking Forward 2026

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

Health Canada Removes FPS Submission Requirement For NHP Product Licence Applications

Canada Consumer

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Gowling WLG

National Coordination Of Class Actions

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

Fuel For Rejection: The Superior Court Of Québec Dismisses A Claim Against A Professional Seller Under The Legal Warranty Regime

Canada Litigation

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Five Questions Every Organization Should Ask Before Conducting A Workplace Investigation

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

A Practical Guide For Business Owners Expanding Or Relocating To Ontario, Canada (Video)

Canada Commercial

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Lerners LLP

Duty To Inquire About Disabilities: Key Lessons From A Recent Ontario Human Rights Decision

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Carbon Market In Québec: New Draft Regulation Proposes Key Changes To The Cap-and-trade System

Worldwide Environment

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Dentons Canada LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Denies Leave In Wolastoqey Nation’s Aboriginal Title Claim

Canada Litigation

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Cassels

Ontario Superior Court Limits Damages Claims In Certifying Personal Injury Medical Device Class Action

An Ontario court has held that Ontario’s more restrictive certification regime may require narrowing class members’ damages claims.

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

Class Action Pursued Over Infection Risks Linked To Endoscope Devices

A proposed Canadian class action has been commenced alleging that certain endoscope devices may expose patients to serious and potentially life-threatening infections.

Canada Consumer

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Siskinds LLP

Association Is Not Causation: Ontario Court Dismisses Drug Liability Claim Against AstraZeneca

A 2026 decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reinforces a fundamental principle of Canadian product liability law...

Canada Litigation

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McMillan LLP

Driving Forward: Key Takeaways From The 16th Anniversary Edition Of McCarthy Tétrault's Annual Retail And Consumer Markets Summit

On February 24, 2026, McCarthy Tétrault hosted our 16th annual Retail and Consumer Markets Summit. The program addressed some of the most critical issues affecting the retail and consumer markets space today...

Worldwide Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Revue De L'année 2025 – Décisions Et Changements Clés En Matière De Responsabilité Du Fabricant

Canada Consumer

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Fasken (French)

Key Product Liability Cases And Developments – 2025 Overview

Canada Consumer

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Fasken

Know Your Rights: The BC Guide To Product Liability Claims

Canada Consumer

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Rice Harbut Elliott

Proposed New Requirements For Lithium-Ion Batteries In Consumer Products

Canada Consumer

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Incoming Lithium-Ion Battery Regulations—Health Canada Wants To Hear From You

Canada Consumer

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Bennett Jones LLP

Québec's Bill 10: New Rules For Subscriptions And Ticket Resale Practices – What Businesses Need To Know

Canada Media & IT

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Class Actions Landscape In Canada: 2025 Mid-year Update

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Tendances actuelles – Octobre : Action collective en matière d'indications de prix partiel, responsabilité du fait des produits, tarifs douaniers américains, et plus encore

Canada International

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

October Timely Topics: Drip Pricing Class Action Implications, Key Product Liability Cases, The Latest In U.S. Tariffs, And More

Canada Consumer

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec's Warranty Of Availability: Are Companies Ready For October 5?

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Class Actions Landscape In Canada: 2025 Mid-year Update

Class actions continue to shape the Canadian legal landscape. As we head toward the end of 2025, we note the following developments emerging from the class actions landscape across Canada so far this year

Canada Litigation

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Torys LLP

Tendances actuelles – Octobre : Action collective en matière d'indications de prix partiel, responsabilité du fait des produits, tarifs douaniers américains, et plus encore

Le bulletin Tendances actuelles de McCarthy Tétrault présente chaque mois les dernières tendances du marché pour vous tenir informé(e) des développements pouvant avoir une incidence sur vos activités.

Canada International

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

October Timely Topics: Drip Pricing Class Action Implications, Key Product Liability Cases, The Latest In U.S. Tariffs, And More

In a significant development for consumer protection and pricing practices, the Federal Court has certified the first class action under Canada's drip pricing provisions in Deane v. Canada Post...

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Québec's Warranty Of Availability: Are Companies Ready For October 5?

On September 5, 2025, the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC) published a guidance (Guidance) on the warranty of availability of replacement parts...

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Product Liability Update: Q2 2025

Canada Consumer

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Court Bars Product Liability Suit Under Ultimate Limitation Period

In what is believed to be a first, the recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Hennebury v Makita Canada Inc, 2025 ONSC 3850 dismissed product liability claims, including allegations of failure to warn...

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

In North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, 2025 ONCA 340 the Ontario Court of Appeal addresses the limits of claims for pure economic loss in product liability cases.

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Recent Canadian Product Liability Case Law Highlights

There have been several significant new developments in product liability cases across Canada in the past year.

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

In North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG1, the Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned an order certifying a product liability class...

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

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

Canada Consumer

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WeirFoulds LLP

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

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Public Nuisance Claims: An Increasing Risk To Canadian Businesses

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Consumer Protection Class Actions: The Rise Of The ESG Claim

Canada Litigation

TL

Torys LLP

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

Canada Litigation

TL

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

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Lois canadiennes, américaines, britanniques et européennes entourant l'Internet des objets (Video)

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Covid-19: Advertising & Regulatory Issues (Video)

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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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