In Palmer v. Teva Canada Limited, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the lower court’s decision to deny certification of a proposed product liability class action seeking damages for the alleged increased risk of being...more
4/9/2024
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Canada ,
Cancer ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Damages ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Negligence ,
Ontario ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Recalls ,
Statutory Violations ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals ,
Unjust Enrichment
In Stewart v. Demme, the Ontario Divisional Court (the “Court”) overturned the certification of an intrusion upon seclusion claim in a data breach class action against a hospital, where a nurse used patient health records to...more
4/22/2022
/ Canada ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Damages ,
Data Breach ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Intrusion Upon Seclusion ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Negligence ,
Ontario ,
PHI ,
Recklessness ,
Tort
In Sutter Hill Management Corporation v. Mpire Capital Corporation (Sutter), the British Columbia Court of Appeal found that the acquiror of an Abbotsford, B.C. care home had breached the purchase and sale agreement by...more
2/14/2022
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Canada ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Merger Agreements ,
Purchase and Sale Agreements ,
Reasonable Best Efforts ,
Regulatory Approval ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Supreme Court of British Columbia