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British Columbia Employer Found Vicariously Liable for Data Breach

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released a trilogy of decisions (Winder v. Marriott International, Inc., 2022 ONCA 815; Obodo v. Trans Union of Canada, Inc., 2022 ONCA 814; Owsianik v. Equifax Canada Co., 2022 ONCA 813)...more

1/6/2023 / Canada , Corporate Counsel , Cybersecurity , Data Breach , Data Collection , Data Privacy , Data Protection , Data Security , Personal Data , Personally Identifiable Information

Ontario Superior Court Limits Potential Class Action Entitlement for Pure Economic Loss

While the effects of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in 1688782 Ontario Inc v Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35 [Maple Leaf], begin to reverberate in the decisions of lower courts, Justice Paul Perell's certification...more

8/13/2021 / Automotive Industry , Breach of Contract , Breach of Warranty , Canada , Class Action , Corporate Counsel , Ford Motor , Ontario , Unjust Enrichment

The Supreme Court of Canada Will Hear Five Civil Appeals in December

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear five appeals in December that may interest the business community or organizations facing civil litigation....more

12/1/2020 / Canada , Churches , Corporate Counsel , Cybersecurity , Dams , Supreme Court of Canada

Data Breach and Vicarious Liability for Employee Misconduct

It is not only hackers who pose a risk to an organization's information security; hostile insiders do as well. According to Verizon, an estimated 34 percent of data breaches involve internal actors. Hostile insiders may be...more

5/5/2020 / Canada , Corporate Counsel , Cybersecurity , Data Breach , Data Security , Popular , UK

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