$4.77 million Settlement in Cooling Compressors Class Action Approved for Distribution
Settlements in the total amount of $4.77 million have been reached with the Defendants in the Cooling Compressors Class Action to resolve the litigation in its entirety. Persons in Canada who between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2008 purchased Cooling Compressors and products containing Cooling Compressors may apply now for compensation. In order to...
Continue reading the post titled $4.77 million Settlement in Cooling Compressors Class Action Approved for DistributionSustainable remediation: what is the status?
The United Kingdom program, Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments, provides excellent resources on contaminated site remediation. One of their contributors, the University of Cambridge, is now seeking input on sustainable remediation. Study participants will receive the final report.
Continue reading the post titled Sustainable remediation: what is the status?A Case for Parent-Entity Tort Liability for Wrongful Conduct at Subsidiary Operations
The development of the common law depends on the Bar proposing something new when circumstances require. I recognize that’s not new thinking. Denning said it in 1954 and certainly better than me, in Parker: If we never do anything which has not been done before, we shall never get anywhere. The law will stand still...
Continue reading the post titled A Case for Parent-Entity Tort Liability for Wrongful Conduct at Subsidiary OperationsSome Ontario action on nine endangered species
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is taking another small step towards doing something for nine endangered species. Recovery “strategies” have been announced; now the government has to say what they will actually do to implement them.
Continue reading the post titled Some Ontario action on nine endangered speciesManitoba to join most other provinces with cosmetic pesticide ban
The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends that "Children’s exposures to pesticides should be limited as much as possible.
Continue reading the post titled Manitoba to join most other provinces with cosmetic pesticide banVedanta Resources PLC v Lungowe, [2019] UKSC 20
Removing straitjackets, and widening the potential scope of parent company liability for a subsidiary’s actions Can the parent company of a multinational group owe a duty of care to a third party for the actions of a foreign operating subsidiary? There remains no definitive answer at the time of writing. However, the UK Supreme Court...
Continue reading the post titled Vedanta Resources PLC v Lungowe, [2019] UKSC 20Know your privacy rights
A recent update from the office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada provides insight into the prevalence and effect of data breaches in Canada In the digital age, the Internet plays a significant role in the daily lives of Canadians. Along with the benefits it brings in terms of connectivity, harmful consequences in the form...
Continue reading the post titled Know your privacy rightsRealtors, treat yourselves fairly
Note: An update to this post can be found here which discusses Bill 145 receiving Royal Assent, and the need for the provincial government to implement supporting regulations. Bill 145, Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2019, represents a potential opportunity for realtors in Ontario to engage in tax planning strategies that were not previously...
Continue reading the post titled Realtors, treat yourselves fairlyFiling deadlines extended for patents, trademarks and industrial designs in response to COVID-19 – Update: Final extension
Note: This post has been updated to reflect additional notices issued by CIPO, mostly recently on August 5, 2020, each which further extended the previously announced extension. As Canada responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has taken the drastic step of extending certain filing deadlines under the Patent Act, the...
Continue reading the post titled Filing deadlines extended for patents, trademarks and industrial designs in response to COVID-19 – Update: Final extensionSue me twice, shame on me: defendants to face multiple class actions after holding out for “least formidable foe”
A decision from the Divisional Court last month confirms that defendants cannot avoid litigating against the best-prepared plaintiff by strategically defending (or not defending) certification motions in different jurisdictions. The decision, Kirsh v Bristol-Myers Squibb, 2021 ONSC 6190, upheld Justice Morgan’s refusal to stay an Ontario class action despite the authorization of a nearly identical...
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