Emily Heersink
Gowling WLG
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British Columbia Court of Appeal considers certification of consumer protection claims
Canada - February 27 2014 On January 30, 2014, the British Columbia Court of Appeal overturned the certification of a class action against the manufacturers of children's…
Class action on defective but not dangerous goods a wash: Whirlpool unhampered by product liability in tort
Canada - February 24 2014 The recent decision Arora v. Whirlpool LP, 2013 ONCA 657 by the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the law on product liability in tort. In refusing…
Ontario Court shatters defendant's spoliation arguments in product(less) liability claim
Canada - February 24 2014 When broken, defective, or dangerous consumer products are thrown out with the trash, potentially important evidence for future litigation is tossed…
Ernst & Young v. Chartis: Claim for an insurer’s breach of duty of good faith does not form part of “proceeds from insurance coverage”
Canada - February 18 2014 In the recent case of Ernst & Young v. Chartis, 2014 ONCA 78, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered claims for indemnity and bad faith under a…
