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Class actions to watch for in the air transport sector
Many Canadians travel by airline. Aside from the pleasure of travel, certain inconveniences may sometimes occur, for both air carriers and passengers alike. A class action suit is often the preferred procedural vehicle for customers to assert their rights. Recent class actions authorized by the (…)
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On appeal from a judgment on a Wellington-type motion
The Court of Appeal of Quebec recently ruled on a leave to appeal from an interlocutory judgment dismissing a Wellington type motion seeking to order an insurer to take up the defence of its insured. The decision of the Court in Technologies CII inc. v. Société d’assurances générales Northbridge1 (…)
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Class Actions: The Supreme Court of Canada addresses the issue of indirect purchasers and the jurisdiction of the Quebec courts over contracts formed at a distance
On October 31, 2013, the Supreme Court rendered three judgments with respect to class actions at the authorization or certification stage, one from the Province of Quebec1 and the other two from the Province of British Columbia.2In all three cases, the facts raised issues with respect to the price (…)
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The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act: Are you ready?
After more than three years of delays, studies and public consultations, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act came into force on June 20, 2011. The Act imposes new obligations on manufacturers, importers and sellers of consumer products and grants significant powers to Health Canada. It will (…)
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Exclusions of work performed by the insured new interpretation and duty to defend
On September 23, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada issued an unanimous judgment in the case of Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, reversing two lower Court judgments of British Columbia which had concluded that the insurer, Lombard, had no duty to defend the general (…)
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Hidden Defect, reduction in the purchase price and liability insurance coverage
On June 2, 2010, the Quebec Court of Appeal confirmed the Superior Court’s decision, which dismissed the insured’s action in warranty against his liability insurer under his home owner’s policy. The insured alleged that the purchasers’ claim for reducing the purchase price due to a hidden defect was (…)
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Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Retailers: the Public’s Safety is your Business
The increasing number of recalls of consumer products in recent years is indicative of a trend that has raised concerns for governmental authorities. In response, the Canadian government announced, on April 8, 2008, a reform of the existing legislation to strengthen the protection of human health (…)
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Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Retailers: the Public's Safety is your Business
Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Retailers: the Public's Safety is your Business
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Do the costs of a correcting manufacturing defect result from an accident?
Can the cost of remedying a manufacturing defect be considered as damage resulting from an "accident" covered under a liability insurance policy?This is the question the Quebec Court of Appeal considered recently. Its judgement is of interest not only as regards to the Court of Appeal's (…)
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Automobile Accidents in Florida: A Quebec Motorist Can Be Sued By a Victim Who is Also From Quebec
Automobile Accidents in Florida: A Quebec Motorist Can Be Sued By a Victim Who is Also From Quebec