Personal Injury
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January 20, 2025
Medical officers’ council urges stricter vaping regulations to protect Canadian youth
Canada's Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) has recommended that federal, provincial and territorial governments take steps to regulate the sale of vaping products amid concerns about a substantial rise in nicotine vaping among Canadian youth.
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January 17, 2025
U-Haul faces proposed class action in Quebec over alleged failure to use winter tires on rentals
Truck rental giant U-Haul is facing a proposed class action in Quebec over allegations that it rented out its vehicles to customers without winter tires as required by law and failed to inform them.
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January 16, 2025
Gazans arriving in Canada can now apply for one-time ‘transitional’ support for basic needs
Palestinians fleeing Gaza who arrive in Canada to join family here can now apply to receive lump-sum “transitional” financial assistance for their basic needs, via a one-time direct payment of $3,000 per adult and $1,500 per child under age 18, the federal government says.
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January 16, 2025
Manitoba to have special prosecutor for hate crimes
In a bid to combat hate crime in the province, Manitoba’s government is designating a lead Crown prosecutor to “tackle the issue.”
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January 16, 2025
Was it really inevitable? The challenging defence of inevitable accident in motor vehicle cases
In short, an inevitable accident is an accident that was unavoidable. While it sounds straightforward, it is challenging to prove.
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January 14, 2025
Settlement of $7.3 million reached in Windsor highrise fire class action
A settlement of $7.3 million has been reached in a class action relating to a fire in a downtown Windsor, Ont. highrise apartment building that displaced its tenants.
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January 14, 2025
Defamation: Action arising out of relationship breakdown to proceed, but no costs ordered
The purpose of anti-SLAPP legislation is not to dismiss legitimate claims for the vindication of the reputation of a plaintiff who has been defamed. As seen in Brown v. Landriault, 2024 ONSC 7027, this includes a plaintiff who has been accused on social media of serious criminal conduct by a former boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse.
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January 13, 2025
Police are wrong: Deep-fake porn of teenage girls is illegal | Naomi Sayers
In the summer of 2014, I received an email. I was selected to testify at Canada’s Parliamentary Justice and Human Rights Committee and I would be testifying against the proposed bill coming down the pipeline after a successful Charter challenge to then-prostitution law provisions in the Criminal Code.
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January 10, 2025
Federal Court grants review of Jordan’s Principle decision involving Indigenous dad and his children
Indigenous Services Canada must notify applicants making requests under Jordan’s Principle of any essential documents they must provide before it makes a decision, the Federal Court of Appeal has held, calling out ISC’s “passive approach” to procedural fairness.
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January 10, 2025
Six added to partnership at Lerners
Lerners LLP recently welcomed six lawyers to partnership at the Ontario firm. In an announcement, Lerners congratulated new partners Clark Armstrong, David Isaac, Andrew Johnson, Spencer Jones, Mark McAuley and Erika Tower.