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Raising the “Low Bar”: Plaintiffs Seek New Strategies to Prove Common Issues for Certification

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A plaintiff’s obligation to establish “some basis in fact” for a common issue is acknowledged as a low bar. Several Canadian appellate courts have, however, confirmed a “two-step test” as the standard analytical framework....more

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BC Court Holds That Non-Parties Required to Respond to Document Production Applications are Not Entitled to Full Indemnification...

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In Bowman v Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 2024 BCSC 1975, the British Columbia Supreme Court held that non-parties are entitled to tariff costs for responding to document production applications—but are not entitled to full...more

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Canadian IP law and practice in 2016: reviewing the highlights

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As the calendar turns the page from 2016 to 2017, we take the opportunity to review Canadian IP law and practice highlights from the past year....more

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Federal Court Rules Internet Provider Should Not Recover Costs of Informing Clients of Motion for Customer Information

In Voltage Pictures LLC v. John Doe, the Federal Court ruled that TekSavvy Solutions Inc. (TekSavvy), a non-party Internet service provider, could not recover costs related to its decision to inform 200,000 of its customers...more

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Ontario Superior Court States Clear Rule on Pre-Certification Production of Medical Records in Class Actions

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On March 20, 2015, Justice Belobaba released his reasons in Dine v Biomet, a motion concerning the production of medical records prior to a certification motion. The case is a proposed product liability class action...more

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