Articles 2019

Aujourdʼhui
Aujourdʼhui

No Loss, No Negligence: Ontario Court of Appeal Reaffirms that Compensable Loss Remains an Essential Component to Recovery in Negligence

  • 13 juin 2024
  • Pavel Sergeyev

This article summarizes Palmer v. Teva Canada Inc., 2024 ONCA 220, in which the Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirmed that the need to plead and prove concrete injury remains an “essential component to recovery” in negligence and that product liability claims cannot generally be sustained based solely on: (a) the potential increased risk of future harm; (b) bare allegations of psychological harm; and/or (c) pure economic losses, such as out-of-pocket costs for medical services and monitoring.

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Case Summary: Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited, 2024 ONSC 2302

  • 13 juin 2024
  • Jessica Marshall

This article summarizes Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited, 2024 ONSC 2302, in which the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted certification of the first Canadian class action against a cryptocurrency platform for the illegal trading and distribution of securities.

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Management of Multijurisdictional Class Actions in Canada: CBA Protocols invoked in Underhill v. Medtronic Canada

  • 25 mars 2024
  • Christine Galea

This article summarizes Underhill v. Medtronic Canada, 2023 ONSC 5919, in which the Superior Court adjourned the representative plaintiffs’ motion to discontinue the proposed class action, but utilized multijurisdictional class action protocols to address multijurisdictional sequencing issues raised by the defendants.

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Grozelle v Corby Spirit: The Ontario Superior Court Confirms Stricter Test for Preferability and Finds Class Action Not Preferable

  • 25 mars 2024
  • Alexandra Lawrence & Sarah Whitmore

In the recent decision of Grozelle v. Corby Spirit and Wine Limited, 2023 ONSC 7212, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has affirmed the impact of the CPA amendments to the preferability criteria as imposing a stricter, more rigorous test for certification, as was first stated by the Court in Banman v. Ontario, 2023 ONSC 6187. The decision in Corby is also the first time the amended preferable procedure criterion has not been met.

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Claims Against Class Action Administrators: Court Reviews Leave Requirement

  • 25 mars 2024
  • Adrian Pel & Ian C. Matthews (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP)

This case comment of Cameron-Gardos v. Crawford and Company (Canada) Inc., 2024 ONSC 700, considers the test for seeking leave to sue a class action administrator in the context of a class action settlement agreement.

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Case Summary: Tucci v. Peoples Trust Co., 2023 BCSC 2004

  • 25 mars 2024
  • Jonathan Schachter and Lisa Mancuso

This article reviews a decision declining to strike claims in a databreach class action, including claims based on risk of future harm and pure economic loss.

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Case Summary: Del Guidice v. Thompson

  • 25 mars 2024
  • Valérie Lord & Thuvaaraga Kuganathan

On January 31, 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld Justice Perell’s decision in Del Giudice v. Thompson, 2024 ONCA 70, maintaining the stringent approach established in recent years for “hacker” data breach cases.

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