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On September 13th, the European Commission (EC) announced that it will be initiating a countervailing duty (i.e., anti-subsidy) investigation concerning electric vehicles (EVs) from China.

Every year about 50,000 Canadians undergo operations to correct hernias using surgical mesh products.

In Harrison v. XL Foods Inc., a putative class action launched against XL Foods Inc. for negligence in connection with the 2012 recall of meat from an Alberta processing plant that was found to be contaminated with E. coli, the defendant XL has successfully added the Canadian Food Inspection Agency as a third party to the lawsuit.

Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada are inviting interested parties to provide their input on how information on chemical ingredients in certain consumer products...

The City of Toronto bylaw that was passed in December 2015 to ban hookah pipes in city-licensed establishments has recently survived a challenge at Ontario's top court.

In an interesting turn of events, the Québec Minister responsible for the application of the Charter of the French language (the Charter) has recently published in the Gazette officielle du Québec, a draft regulation that proposes to amend the "Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business" (the regulation).

The Product Liability and Mass Torts Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP is pleased to bring you our analysis of recent Canadian product liability decisions.

BLG is pleased to announce the updated edition of our Product Liability Handbook

Product liability litigation remains a challenging, business-critical risk for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.

Our panel of leading authorities will discuss Health Canada's guidance on ad claims about consumer products such as antiseptic cleansers, hard surface disinfectants, soaps and masks.

The Accessibility for Manitobans Act strives to achieve accessibility for all Manitobans disabled by a barrier.

The European Food Safety Authority has published a new report on levels of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in food and feed.

An update on Health Canada’s consumer product safety transparency initiative and a note on the prohibition on toys and children’s products that contain TCEP in polyurethane foam.

The article focused on the liability implications for artificial intelligence solutions and strategies to mitigate this risk.

U.S. manufacturers selling regulated products in Canada may be surprised to learn that compliance with the FDA and associated regulatory frameworks has not historically served as a defence to product liability claims.

In January 2018, Advertising Standards Canada ("Ad Standards") published an updated Guidelines for Consumer Advertising of Health Products.

When companies manufacture and/or market a defective product to Canadians they can be held liable for damages and face punitive judgments if the courts find their negligence contributed to these damages.

Japan has enacted its first class actions legislation, following an international trend seen in the European Union and some other countries in Asia.