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Ontario Court Dismisses Failure to Warn and Negligent Manufacture Claims Against Defendants in Leaky Dishwasher Case

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In Pelton v Maytag, 2024 ONSC 3016 (“Pelton”) the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) ruled that the defendant manufacturers were not liable for failing to warn consumers that the product could fail because of a...more

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Developments in General Causation Methodologies for Class Certification

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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 cannot be established, no class member's...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Actions collectives en responsabilité du fabricant : aperçu des tendances récentes

Les actions collectives en responsabilité du fabricant au Canada constituent un type de litige complexe et en constante évolution; la responsabilité du fabricant faisant l’objet d’un activisme accru de la part des...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Product Liability Class Actions: A Look at Recent Trends

Product liability class actions in Canada are a complex, ever-evolving area of litigation that continue to see an increase in consumer activism and regulatory oversight. If you’re a manufacturer, distributor or seller, or...more

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Looking Forward Class Actions in 2019

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For the last six years, the Bennett Jones Class Actions Practice Group has published an annual year-in-review: our attempt to recap some highlights in class action litigation over the last year and make some soft predictions...more

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Conflicting Defence Evidence Not Sufficient to Deny Class Certification

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The Divisonal Court’s recent decision in Dine v Biomet Inc, 2016 ONSC 4039 will be of particular interest to members of the class action bar in Ontario, as it will have implications for evidence led on certification motions....more

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De Minimis Principle Returns to Class Actions in Quebec

In our November 2015 Blakes Bulletin: De Minimis Rule is Back in the Context of Class Actions, we analyzed the Sofio c. Organisme canadien de réglementation du commerce des valeurs mobilières (Sofio) decision of the Court of...more

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CPSC Recall Snapshot: CPSC Goes International

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Welcome to the December edition of the Alston & Bird CPSC Recall Snapshot. In November, the CPSC, Health Canada and Mexico’s Consumer Protection Federal Agency (PROFECO) held their Third North America Consumer Product...more

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