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ARTICLE · 03 APRIL 2023

Responsabilité Des Produits Au Québec – Quoi De Neuf?

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Faites-vous partie des millions de Canadiens qui achètent et utilisent le très populaire produit bleu Lysol Advanced? Non seulement tue-t-il 99.9% des bactéries, il corrode de plus le métal.

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Le défaut d'aviser du risque – Saviez-vous que le produit Lysol Advanced peut causer la corrosion?

Faites-vous partie des millions de Canadiens qui achètent et utilisent le très populaire produit bleu Lysol Advanced? Non seulement tue-t-il 99.9% des bactéries, il corrode de plus le métal. Il y a fort à parier (ou du moins à espérer) qu'après avoir lu cet article, vous n'entreposez plus votre produit Lysol Advanced sous votre évier…

Dans La Capitale assurances générales inc. c. Construction McKinley inc., 2023 QCCS 419, Martin Tremblay et Annie Thibault ont acquis un terrain en 2012, et ont retenu les services d'un entrepreneur général, McKinley, pour faire construire leur maison. Ils ont choisi une robinetterie de marque Rubi directement chez le fournisseur, Céramique Décor, qui l'a vendue à McKinley, qui l'a ensuite revendue à Martin Tremblay et Annie Thibault.

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