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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 Personal Injury 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...
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Les appareils connectés gagnent en popularité, entre autres dans les secteurs des soins de santé, des sciences de la vie, du transport, des infrastructures, de la fabrication, des finances et de l'agriculture.
Smart & Biggar
Last week, the Federal Court of Canada issued its long-awaited decision in Energizer Brands, LLC v Gillette Company, 2023 FC 804.
Dentons
The Government of Canada is moving apace to implement its zero plastic waste agenda, which includes developing and implementing new regulations for plastic manufactured items under...
Fasken
Pursuant to the Civil Code of Québec (CCQ)[1], the seller is bound to warrant the buyer that the property and its accessories are, at the time of the sale, free of latent defects which render...
Bennett Jones LLP
In product liability class actions, general causation (i.e., a product's propensity to cause alleged injuries) is often a threshold issue to establish liability (if general causation
Bennett Jones LLP
In our 2023 edition of Looking Forward, we review notable class action developments from the past year and consider what recent trends in the law might tell us about what to expect in the years ahead.
Fasken
Sandoz Canada Inc. and several other pharmaceutical companies recently defeated a certification application and obtained summary dismissal of a proposed pharmaceutical...
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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.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
This article provides highlights of BLG's Emerging Technologies Webinar Series focusing on IoT
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