Conflicting Results from Ontario Appellate Courts in Motions to Strike Claims...
Ontario’s appellate courts have released two decisions in the past week addressing the issue of when claims ought to be struck in the context of proposed class proceedings for failing to disclose a...
View ArticleCanadian Food Inspection Agency Releases Guidelines for Highlighted...
In an era of heightened awareness regarding health and obesity, consumers are taking a much greater interest in the foods they eat. Health concerns have led to increased scrutiny of ingredients on...
View ArticleOntario Court Dismisses “Speculative” Challenge to a Prospective Wind Turbine...
In Wiggins v. WPD Canada Corporation, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims for injunctive relief and $16.6 million in damages against a prospective (not yet approved)...
View ArticleAppeal Court Confirms That Innocent Party Must Clean Up Pollution
In a decision in Kawartha Lakes (City) v. Ontario (Environment), on May 10, 2013, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the appeal of the City of Kawartha Lakes (the City), which sought to...
View ArticleOntario Superior Court of Justice Denies a Municipality’s Attempt to...
In Wainfleet Wind Energy Inc. v. Township of Wainfleet, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down the Township of Wainfleet’s municipal by-law requiring industrial wind turbines to have a...
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