Category Archives: Torts
Will Alberta’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers Improve Public Health?
By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Will Alberta’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers Improve Public Health? Matter Commented On: Litigation Against Opioid Manufacturers Opioid-related deaths and injuries are a critical public health issue, with one Canadian dying every two hours due to … Continue reading
Director Liability and the Workers’ Compensation Scheme: The Divergence Between Policy Goals and Outcomes
By: Jassmine Girgis PDF Version: Director Liability and the Workers’ Compensation Scheme: The Divergence Between Policy Goals and Outcomes Case Commented On: Hall v Stewart, 2019 ABCA 98 The workers’ compensation scheme and its effect on directors’ personal liability for corporate … Continue reading
Court Dismisses Allegations that Long-Term Care Residents Subsidize Their Health Care Costs
By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Court Dismisses Allegations that Long-Term Care Residents Subsidize Their Health Care Costs Cases Commented On: Alberta v Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24 (CanLII) and Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2018 ABQB … Continue reading
In the Growing Wave of Climate Litigation, Could the Automobile Industry be Next?
By: Martin Olszynski PDF Version: In the Growing Wave of Climate Litigation, Could the Automobile Industry be Next? Litigation Commented On: County of San Mateo v Chevron Corp., Docket number(s): 3:17-cv-04929-MEJ; County of Marin v Chevron Corp., Docket number(s): 3:17-cv-04935; City of Imperial … Continue reading
@CanadaCreep and Privacy: Developing the Tort of Invasion of Privacy
By: Emily Laidlaw PDF Version: @CanadaCreep and Privacy: Developing the Tort of Invasion of Privacy As I prepared to write a blog post about the future of privacy the story broke of @CanadaCreep, the Twitter account with 17,000 followers that posted … Continue reading
