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Court of Appeal dismisses Canadian Franchise Association's motion to intervene in the Dunkin’ Donuts matter

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 17 2013

The decision handed down by trial judge Daniel H. Tingley in a case pitting 21 former "Dunkin' Donut" franchisees against their franchisor, Dunkin'

Quebec Superior Court shuts the door on serial class actions

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 16 2013

On March 6, 2013, the Honourable Justice William Fraiberg of the Quebec Superior Court rendered a unique decision limiting class actions in an

Patent exhaustion does not allow a purchaser to make new copies of patented seeds

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 16 2013

In a concise unanimous decision1, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled in favor of Monsanto against a farmer who reproduced patented

Mind games: distinguishing between mood problems and mental disorders when disciplining employees

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 15 2013

It is trite law that employers cannot discriminate against employees based on mental disabilities. The broad interpretation that courts and

Supreme Court of Canada rules self-help remedies an abuse of process

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 9 2013

On May 9, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released reasons in Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd., 2013 SCC 26, ruling that resorting to self-help

The secret corporate source: protected or not?

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 8 2013

The Ontario Court of Appeal has allowed the identity of a media source within a corporation to remain secret in a related civil action. The Court has

Gender identity and expression now protected in Ontario

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 7 2013

Human Rights Tribunals across the country are constantly expanding the interpretation of prohibited grounds. Ontario has recently joined Manitoba and

Damages claim for treaty infringement from cumulative impacts allowed to proceed

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 3 2013

In Lameman v. Alberta, 2013 ABCA 148, the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the Crown in Right of Alberta ("Alberta") and the Attorney

When time is the very essence of your job, best not be late...

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 1 2013

Every job has its own peculiarities. What might be a minor shortcoming in one type of employment could be catastrophic in another. This is especially

Should Competition Act claims be arbitrable? A case comment on Murphy v. Amway

  • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 30 2013

In the recent decision of Murphy v. Amway, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's determination that claims under the Competition Act