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Jul 23, 2024 | law360.ca | Jeremy Martin |Danielle DiPardo |Catherine Litinsky |Terell Parredon Rhooms

ADVERTISEMENT Don't want ads? Subscribe or login now. By Jeremy Martin, Danielle DiPardo, Catherine Litinsky, Terell Parredon Rhooms (July 23, 2024, 11:15 AM EDT) -- The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently dismissed a plaintiff’s product liability claim based on negligent manufacture and the duty to warn, for damages totalling $250,000. The decision of Pelton v.

Jul 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Danielle DiPardo |Catherine Litinsky |Terell Parredon Rhooms

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 and the duty to warn, for damages totalling $250,000.1 This decision clarifies evidentiary requirements necessary to establish a manufacturing defect claim, as well as the scope of a manufacturer's duty to warn of foreseeable risks.