New product liability class action highlights uncertainties in class proceedings *

Canada - April 29 2013
On April 15, 2013, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice certified a product liability class action in respect of pharmaceutical products…

Co-authors: Luiz Arthur Bihari.

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Conflicting results from Ontario appellate courts in motions to strike claims in proposed class actions *

Canada - February 27 2013
Ontario's appellate courts have released two decisions in the past week addressing the issue of when claims ought to be struck in the context of…

Co-authors: Mary Paterson, Lindsay Rauccio, Karin Sachar.

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Class actions development: B.C. Court of Appeal slams the door on waiver of tort in statutory cases *

Canada - July 20 2012
In a significant class certification decision with national implications, the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Koubi v. Mazda Canada Inc. has curtailed the ability of class plaintiffs to rely on restitutionary doctrines such as “waiver of tort” to obtain class certification in cases grounded in alleged breaches of statute

Co-authors: Kelly Osaka, Geoffrey Grove, Christopher Naudie.

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Defamation and the internet: Baglow v. Smith *

Canada - June 20 2012
On June 14, 2012, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Baglow v. Smith et al.

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Ontario Securities Commission examines emerging market issuers in new Report *

Canada - April 27 2012
On March 20, 2012, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released a Report (the Report) addressing certain challenges posed by emerging market issuers.

Co-authors: Eric Morgan.

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