Patrick Williams

Nov 28, 2024 | mondaq.com | Byron Shaw |Dorothy Charach |Samuel Lepage |Patrick Williams

The Product Liability and Mass Torts Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP is pleased to bring you our analysis of recent decisions for businesses manufacturing or selling products in Canada: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice clarifies implications for limitations periods in class actions and product liability cases: Gilani v. BMO Investments Inc., 2024 ONSC 3674 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice provides a helpful explanation of when reliance can be certified as a common issue: Mackinnon v.

Nov 27, 2024 | mondaq.com | Byron Shaw |Dorothy Charach |Samuel Lepage |Patrick Williams

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 entreprises qui fabriquent ou vendent des produits au Canada. La récente décision de la Cour supérieure de justice de l'Ontario dans l'affaire Gilani c. BMO Investments Inc.

Oct 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Patrick Williams

Why this decision mattersIn Harder v. InCor Holdings Limited, 2024 BCSC 1789, the court addressed what steps taken by a party in a proceeding before the court will prevent that party from subsequently seeking a stay in favour of arbitration under the International Commercial Arbitration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 233. The decision highlights what steps a party can and cannot take in response to an interim measures application brought in court before forfeiting the right to arbitrate.

Jul 25, 2024 | mondaq.com | Byron Shaw |Dorothy Charach |Samuel Lepage |Patrick Williams

The Product Liability and Mass Torts Group at McCarthy Tétrault LLP is pleased to bring you our analysis of recent decisions for businesses manufacturing or selling products in Canada: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice clarifies the test for design negligence in cases of inherently dangerous products: Price v. Smith & Wesson Corp., 2024 ONSC 1368 The Ontario Divisional Court upholds redactions justified by European Union law: Harris v.

Nov 22, 2023 | mccarthy.ca | Patrick Williams

Why this decision mattersIn Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. United Mexican States, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) upheld an arbitral award rejecting a claim for breach of obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA"). Notably, the court’s decision illustrates that even where a reasonable apprehension of bias exists for one arbitrator on a three person panel, that alone will not show that the decision resulted in real unfairness or practical injustice.