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Cannabis edibles present cannabis producers with the opportunity to innovate and develop a diverse range of cannabis delivery methods for their consumers.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal clarified the evidentiary threshold plaintiffs must satisfy at the certification stage in the context of product liability class actions.

A softball player trips over a divot on the ground. A child's hand gets caught in a rope during a tug-of-war game. A dumbbell rolls across a gym floor and hits someone's foot.

The government of British Columbia has announced its ambition to sue a wide range of companies—including social media operators, vaping product manufacturers, and makers...

Hospital data shows a sharp rise in serious injuries from e-scooters and e-bikes among children, with boys aged 10-13 most affected and head injuries accounting for 36% of cases. Ontario law prohibits anyone under 16 from riding these devices, yet they remain widely available for purchase, creating a dangerous regulatory gap. When a child is injured, determining liability involves examining multiple parties including supervisors, retailers, manufacturers, and other road users.

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court recently released its certification decision in Sweetland v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC, a pharmaceutical class action, in which the plaintiffs claimed negligence...

The Federal Court of Canada has addressed how the Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa's Law) ...

In product liability class actions, general causation (i.e., a product's propensity to cause alleged injuries) is often a threshold issue to establish liability (if general causation

Ethan Schiff and Phoebe Goldig wrote an article for the Ontario Bar Association summarizing OCHC v. Sloan Valve Company, 2024 ONSC 1493.

On March 27, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal (Court) affirmed in Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd. (Palmer) that Canadian law does not provide remedies for an increased risk of harm.

When confronted with significant litigation or a major event such as a product recall, regulatory investigation or takeover, a company may engage a public relations or communications (“PR”) firm to assist it in communicating with its stakeholders.

AI is increasingly being incorporated into a wide variety of products, including chatbots, medical devices, autonomous vehicles and household appliances. In many cases, AI makes these products more efficient, effective...

Health Canada has introduced mandatory performance standards for consumer products containing button/coin batteries, requiring immediate compliance from manufacturers, importers, advertisers, and sellers. Companies must now certify that their products, packaging, and labelling meet specified safety criteria or equivalent standards to mitigate ingestion hazards. This regulatory update offers a more flexible, outcomes-based approach compared to the prescriptive requirements of Reese's Law in the United States

Evaluating the strength of a plaintiff’s claim just got a bit more complicated.

In its recent decision in Desrochers v McGinnis, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the broad application of a vicarious liability provision in Ontario's Highway Traffic Act (HTA) which renders...

On September 5, 2025, the Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC) published a guidance (Guidance) on the warranty of availability of replacement parts...

In 2009, we blogged about plastics that contain (and release) phthalates, plasticizers used in the manufacture of soft vinyl used in many products (Link: Slow death by rubber duck – http://envirolaw.com/slow-death-by-rubber-duck/ ).