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In the recent decision of Pelton v. Maytag, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a plaintiff's product liability claim based on negligent manufacture...

Health Canada's recent enforcement action against unauthorized injectable peptides signals a regulatory shift that wellness companies cannot afford to ignore. While peptides dominate influencer marketing and online wellness spaces, their legal status in Canada depends on factors far more complex than social media trends suggest. Understanding how route of administration, therapeutic claims, and market authorization intersect is now critical for compliance.

In this blog post, I review Monsanto's role in continuing to market Roundup as a safe substance while evidence mounts to the contrary.

Dans la décision Kuiper v. Cook (Canada) Inc., la Cour divisionnaire de l'Ontario s'est prononcée en faveur de la certification d'une demande fondée...

In June 2010, the proposed "Canada Consumer Product Safety Act" (CCPSA) was given its first reading in the House of Commons as Bill C-36.

As autonomous vehicles evolve, the interconnected nature of these products may expose a wide group of consumer issues such as vehicle safety concerns or privacy breaches.

Québec’s legal warranty regime imposes strict obligations on professional sellers, largely owing to the presumptions set out in article 1729 of the Civil Code of Québec (C.C.Q.).

Sandoz Canada Inc. and several other pharmaceutical companies recently defeated a certification application and obtained summary dismissal of a proposed pharmaceutical...

A nationwide network of Canadian counsel recently settled two disputes related to the carriage of two multi-jurisdictional class actions against defendant corporations, Guidant and Medtronic.

A lawyer and Partner with the Personal Injury group at Lerners' Toronto and Waterloo Region offices, Sandev Purewal, Certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation...

Transport Canada has requested written comments on its proposed amendments to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations ("TDGR") on or before May 27, 2019

McCarthy Tetrault's 7th Annual Consumer Products and Retail Summit was held on February 23, 2017.

In a judgment rendered on April 9, 2020,[1] the Supreme Court of Canada dimissed the application for leave to appeal against a landmark decision rendered by the Court of Appeal of Quebec regarding prescription drug manufacturers' duty to warn.

Legislation to enact the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and complementary amendments to the Food and Drugs Act, two key components of Canada’s new Food and Consumer Product Safety Action Plan, was tabled in the House of Commons earlier this month.

Le groupe de Responsabilité du fait des produits et réclamations en responsabilité délictuelle de masse de McCarthy Tétrault est heureux de vous présenter son analyse des décisions récentes visant les

In this blog post, we examine some of the design and safety features to consider when buying a car.

Product liability claims are often rooted in provincial sale of goods legislation. Sale of goods statutes afford consumers a set of protections, which are fairly uniform across jurisdictions.