Personal Injury
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September 20, 2024
Howie, Sacks & Henry expands with new associate
A recent news release announced that the firm of Howie, Sacks & Henry has welcomed Daniel Rabinovitch as an associate.
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September 19, 2024
Treasury Board president Anita Anand gets second Cabinet post as transport minister
Liberal MP Anita Anand, the president of the federal Treasury Board and former defence minister in the Liberal government, has taken on the additional post of minister of transportation.
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September 19, 2024
Bar groups, regulators condemn Manitoba NDP’s ouster of lawyer MLA over Nygard connection
The Law Society of Manitoba, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) and Crown and defence bar groups are deploring comments publicly made by Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Mike Moyes, chair of the governing NDP caucus, that purported to justify expelling a Winnipeg criminal lawyer from their caucus because he works at a law firm that defends Peter Nygard, a high-profile Manitoban recently convicted of multiple sex crimes.
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September 18, 2024
2 new associates join Thomson Rogers
Thomson Rogers recently announced the addition of Julia Belton and David J. Laird as associates in the firm’s family law and personal injury groups, respectively.
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September 18, 2024
Paralegal grads launch proposed, $10M class action alleging problems with Fanshawe College program
Former and current student are seeking over $10 million in damages from Fanshawe College in a proposed class action alleging that its paralegal program repeatedly failed to meet Law Society of Ontario requirements and left students unprepared for licensing examinations and legal practice.
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September 18, 2024
A nurse’s negligence not mitigated by ‘good faith’ | Brooke Shekter
On August 24, the premier of New Brunswick, Blaine Higgs, issued a statement that, if acted upon by his government, will set back Canadian jurisprudence almost 100 years, in that province. Premier Higgs advised of his intention to introduce new legislation that would protect “health-care professionals from being named in lawsuits” if they acted in “good faith.”
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September 18, 2024
More reasons why rape exemptions to abortion laws don’t work: Access | Abby Hafer
As I noted in my article of Sept. 13, 2024, anti-abortion activists will sometimes say that they would permit exemption to abortion bans in the cases of rape or incest. This can make their anti-abortion stance seem somewhat less cruel.
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September 17, 2024
Court overturns certification of class action against GM over defective coolant systems
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has overturned the certification of a class action against General Motors (GM) concerning allegedly defective coolant systems in Chevrolet Cruze vehicles.
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September 16, 2024
Federal Court CJ says huge funding shortfall for translation will delay rulings, access to justice
A new statutory duty that requires the Federal Court to simultaneously issue its “precedential” rulings in both French and English — without Parliament also providing the many millions of dollars the court needs to carry out its task — will spark judgment delays and exacerbate translation backlogs unless the government steps up with adequate resources, Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton tells Law360 Canada.
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September 16, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal to hear appeals concerning major junior hockey abuse class action
The Ontario Court of Appeal has rejected a motion to quash an appeal related to a proposed class action concerning allegations of systemic hazing, bullying and sexual and physical abuse in major junior hockey.