Archive: Product Liability

Negligent design and manufacture claims often start at the end. A plaintiff is hurt while using a product and concludes that their injury is the result of a defect in that product. The law, however, is not that simple. At some point, the plaintiff must prove what,...

Among other seismic changes in 2020, two developments shook the product liability class action landscape in Ontario. First, the province introduced major amendments to its class actions legislation, giving defendants more tools to prevent certification, including...