Ambulance Service Failed in Duty to Accommodate
The BC Ambulance Service failed in its duty to accommodate a paramedic who could no longer palpate a pulse because of his mulitple sclerosis. Full Story
Canada
Lean On Me
A new survey finds that 19% of the people polled would risk their own financial security to support their adult children, according to a recent article in the Toronto Star. Full Story
Surplus Sharing Arrangement Goes Sour After Meilleur Avant Date
A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court (Court) illustrates complexities that can arise where a pension plan is partially wound up, triggering a requirement to settle surplus entitlements on the partial wind-up, and the surplus subsequently vanishes. Full Story
Bill C-56 – a New Trade-Marks Act for Canada
Bill C-56, titled the Combating Counterfeit Products Act, was introduced into the Canadian Parliament for first reading on March 1, 2013. This Bill is intended to amend both the Copyright Act and the Trade-Marks Act to add new civil and criminal remedies and new border enforcement measures relating to counterfeiting. Full Story
The Second Opinion: Legal Causation and the Duty to Warn
Can a defendant be liable for failing to warn about a risk which does not materialize, where this leads the plaintiff to be injured by a second undisclosed risk which, unlike the first, would not have influenced the plaintiff if disclosed? Full Story
Pooled Registered Pension Plans – Status Update
To address concerns about pension coverage in Canada, the federal government introduced the concept of the pooled registered pension plan (PRPP) in late 2011 through Bill C-25, the Pooled Registered Pension Plan Act (PRPP Act). Full Story
The Little Things That Count
Estate disputes can be as emotionally charged as litigation gets. Often, there are homes, bank accounts and other valuable assets at stake. Full Story
Canada Loses WTO Appeal Regarding Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program
As an update to our previous post, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has released its official ruling on Canada’s Appeal regarding Ontario’s Green Energy Act and its Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program. Full Story
Status Update: Social Media and the Service of Documents
State Representative Jeff Leach of Texas recently proposed a bill that has generated significant discussion about the utility of social media in litigation proceedings. Full Story
California’s Proposed “Made in California” Labels Law is State Protectionism
Canada-US Blog has received the following information from Birgit Matthiesen, Special Advisor to the President and CEO of the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Full Story
