Personal Injury
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February 14, 2025
Assessing future income loss claims for minors
A future income loss claim refers to the compensation for earnings that a plaintiff would have made but now will no longer make due to injuries sustained. To be awarded damages, a plaintiff must demonstrate a reasonable and substantial risk of future income loss.
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February 14, 2025
CIVIL PROCEDURE - Disposition without trial - Dismissal of action - Delay or failure to prosecute
Appeal by Tataryn and Rajan, appellants, from dismissal of their action due to delay. They argued that the motion judge erred in concluding that they failed to comply with s. 29.1(1) of Class Proceeding Act (“CPA”).
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February 13, 2025
CBA urges new funding as Federal Court’s massive budget shortfall threatens drastic service cuts
The Liberal government’s underfunding of the Federal Court could “drastically” reduce service to litigants, its chief justice warns, spurring the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) to call for urgent “off-cycle” federal funding to address the national trial court’s chronic multi-million-dollar budgetary shortfalls.
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February 13, 2025
Law in the age of social media
The rise of social media has significantly impacted personal injury law, particularly in how courts handle surveillance and disclosure in civil litigation. As platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn have become integral parts of daily life, they now play a pivotal role in shaping legal proceedings.
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February 12, 2025
Medical device industry seeks tariffs exemption due to potential impact on healthcare, patients
Medtech Canada, the national association representing the medical device industry in Canada, is calling on all jurisdictions in Canada to ensure that medical devices are excluded from any retaliatory tariffs or sanctions in response to potential U.S. tariffs.
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February 11, 2025
Canada sanctions two Sudanese leaders linked to human rights violations
Ottawa is sanctioning two Sudanese leaders of opposing warring groups who are linked to the ongoing violence against civilians in Sudan, where more than 12 million people have been displaced as a result of the country’s internal conflicts.
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February 10, 2025
C.J. Wagner says top court ‘exploring’ provision of mediation in cases where leave to appeal denied
Lawyers say they want to know specifics about the out-of-the-blue disclosure from Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner that he has asked his staff to “explore the possibility” of the top court providing “mediation” for litigants in cases where the apex court denies leave to appeal, and his suggestion that family law cases might lend themselves to a potential mediation initiative.
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February 10, 2025
Transport Canada now requiring auto manufacturers to publish safety recall information
The federal government has announced new amended safety regulations under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act “requiring all vehicle and vehicle equipment manufacturers to publish safety recall information on their websites.”
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February 10, 2025
Ontario Bar Association legal conference touches on significant appeals, insurance law
Legal professionals from across Ontario got together recently to discuss issues from across the legal spectrum, running the gamut from corporate law to insurance law to some of the most significant appeals of last year.
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February 10, 2025
Jellinek Ellis Gluckstein Lawyers welcomes new associate
Jellinek Ellis Gluckstein Lawyers has announced the addition of Emma Partridge as an associate.