This case comment reviews a motion to strike in a product liability matter that concludes claims for statutory warranties require privity of contract, and claims in negligence require compensable damages to person or property, or real and substantial danger ..read more

This article reviews a decision declining to strike claims in a databreach class action, including claims based on risk of future harm and pure economic loss ..read more

Cameron-Gardos v. Crawford and Company (Canada) Inc. , 2024 ONSC 700, considers the test for seeking leave to sue a class action administrator in the context of a class action settlement agreement ..read more

In the recent decision of Grozelle v. Corby Spirit and Wine Limited , 2023 ONSC 7212, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has affirmed the impact of the CPA amendments to the preferability criteria as imposing a stricter, more rigorous test for certification, as was first stated by the Court in , 2023 ONSC 6187. The decision in is also the first time the amended preferable procedure criterion has not been met ..read more

, 2023 ONSC 5919, in which the Superior Court adjourned the representative plaintiffs’ motion to discontinue the proposed class action, but utilized multijurisdictional class action protocols to address multijurisdictional sequencing issues raised by the defendants ..read more

, 2023 ONSC 6187, where Justice Perell granted certification on the new preferability criteria in s. 5(1.1) of the ..read more

This article summarizes the decision in , 2023 ONSC 5678, which considered when a court will take jurisdiction over claims of certain class member purchasers of securities on a foreign exchange ..read more

This article summarizes recent decisions considering what is required to establish causation for misrepresentation claims made pursuant to the ..read more

This article summarizes the Alberta Court of Appeal's decision in , focusing on the Court's consideration of the relevance of compensable harm beyond nominal damages ..read more

Hayes v. The City of Saint John , 2023 NBCA 79, where the New Brunswick Court of Appeal recently held that municipalities are vicariously liable at common law for torts committed by its police officers during work hours, but not in the execution of core law enforcement functions ..read more