Personal Injury
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July 24, 2024
New managing partner for Aird & Berlis
Jill P. Fraser, a senior partner in Aird & Berlis’s financial services group and a long-standing member of the executive committee, the firm’s new managing partner.
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July 23, 2024
Ontario Court of Appeal’s latest commentary on duty of care, negligence, causation in tragic case
In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal was forced to address various questions of law in a complicated medical malpractice matter involving a 29-year-old woman who suffered life-altering complications.
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July 22, 2024
Montreal law firm launches proposed class action over plant milk listeriosis outbreak
A Montreal law firm is the first in Canada to seek compensation for consumers affected by a recent listeriosis outbreak linked to some plant milk products.
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July 22, 2024
Ottawa rolls out ‘special measures’ for people affected by 2024 wildfires in Canada
Canadians and permanent residents “directly affected” by wildfires in 2024 will be able to get free replacement federal documents — including permanent resident cards, Canadian citizenship certificates, Canadian passports and other travel documents — that are lost, damaged, destroyed or inaccessible due to wildfires, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced.
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July 19, 2024
Proposed $1B opioid class action against some drug firms cancelled due to lack of lead plaintiff
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dropped a pharmaceutical company and its affiliates from an ongoing proposed opioids class action against various manufacturers that alleges promotion of opioid use leading to addiction.
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July 19, 2024
Toronto flash floods: What businesses need to take away
The rainstorm that affected many across the city this week was a big wake-up call for businesses. Whether it was the power outages or ensuring your staff got home safely if they were required to leave the office, employers felt the impact.
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July 18, 2024
Court finds doctor cannot amend libel claim against lawyer who represented car accident victim
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s Divisional Court has dismissed an appeal of a decision that denied a doctor’s request to amend his statement of claim in a libel case against a lawyer who was involved in a car accident insurance claim case.
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July 17, 2024
B.C. court dismisses defamation action against charity researcher under anti-SLAPP law
The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against a writer who published letters alleging that a philanthropic gift was part of a massive tax fraud scam, finding that public interest weighed in favour of protecting the writer’s expression.
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July 16, 2024
Johnson v. Lakeridge Health Corporation et al.: A matter of causation
The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released a decision, Johnson v. Lakeridge Health Corporation et al., 2024 ONCA 291, that touches upon the important issues of causation and expert evidence. The case went to trial before Justice Joseph Di Luca in November and December 2022. Justice Di Luca released the decision on May 1, 2023, dismissing the plaintiffs’ claim for failing to prove causation. At the time of trial, the only remaining defendant was Dr. Rose-Anne Vieira.
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July 15, 2024
Canada updates draft report on forever chemicals, proposes new health and environmental regulations
The federal government has updated its draft report on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, proposing to conclude that they may cause harm to human health and the environment.