Northstar Inc. and the Ministry of the Environment: Are Directors and Officers Responsible for Environmental Remediation?
How much responsibility do Directors and Officers bear for environmental contamination? The answer is not clear from the text of the Environmental Protection Act and currently the Ontario Courts are considering the issue in Baker v Ministry of the Environment. In this blog post, Paula Lombardi looks at the history of this developing issue.It is...
Continue reading the post titled Northstar Inc. and the Ministry of the Environment: Are Directors and Officers Responsible for Environmental Remediation?Can municipal bylaw stop Hydro One Transformer Station?
Can the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario, by bylaw, force Hydro One to submit a groundwater study in order to buildย a $296 million transformer station, that has been directed to be built by the Ontario Power Authority, and approved by the Ministry of the Environment?
Continue reading the post titled Can municipal bylaw stop Hydro One Transformer Station?US Bard PowerPort litigation heating up
The Bard PowerPort is a type of implantable catheter product that allows long-term access to major veins in the body. Studies have linked certain implantable catheter products with serious injuries, including thromboembolism, infection, hemorrhage, device migration, heart attack, stroke, and death.[1] In the U.S., several people who have suffered similar injuries after implantation with the...
Continue reading the post titled US Bard PowerPort litigation heating upPaths to resolving a family law separation
Experiencing a separation is never easy. When a relationship breaks down, there are many issues that need to be resolved, such as deciding whether the family home will be sold or bought out by one party, dividing or โequalizingโ the family property, setting a parenting schedule for the children, and figuring out whether one party...
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On July 27, 2021, Siskinds Desmeules, the Quebec firm affiliated with Siskinds LLP, filed an application for authorization to bring a class action against Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Neutrogena Corporation (โDefendantsโ). This action was filed on behalf of residents of Quebec who have purchased and/or used...
Continue reading the post titled Sunscreens Containing BenzeneElmiron (pentosan polysulfate)
Siskinds LLP seeks to recover compensation for Canadians suffering vision loss resulting from their use of prescription Elmiron to treat chronic bladder issues. Siskindsโ Quรฉbec-based affiliate, Siskinds Desmeules, also filed a similar action on behalf of Quรฉbec residents. Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate) is an oral medication approved to treat interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, a chronic condition...
Continue reading the post titled Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate)Neurontin
In January 2005, Siskinds filed a class proceedings against Pfizer Canada Inc. and Pfizer Inc. with respect to Neurontin. Neurontin (generic name is “gabapentin”) is a prescription anticonvulsant medication approved for use as a therapeutic antiepileptic agent, specifically as an adjunctive therapy for seizures. The vast majority of Neurontin sales are prescribed for “off label”...
Continue reading the post titled NeurontinTestosterone Therapy
Testosterone therapy (or testosterone replacement therapy) is used to treat low testosterone levels, also known as hypogonadism or โlow T,โ in men. Prescription testosterone is available in several forms, including: The “testosterone therapy” class action alleged that the defendants failed to adequately warn patients and physicians that the use of testosterone therapy increases the risk...
Continue reading the post titled Testosterone TherapyCatheters
Implantable central venous catheters (“CVCs”) are medical devices that are implanted in the chest or near the neck to provide long-term access to major veins to allow for repeated drawing and/or delivery of fluids, medications and/or nutrients. These devices are common in cancer patients who require repeat chemotherapy treatments, as well as in patients with...
Continue reading the post titled CathetersParaquat (Gramoxoneยฎ)
Canadians have filed three class action lawsuits linking exposure to paraquatโan ingredient in some popular commercial herbicidesโto Parkinsonโs disease. Since April 2021, Ontario-based Siskinds LLP and its Quรฉbec affiliate, Siskinds Desmeules, filed class actions in Quรฉbec, Ontario, and British Columbia against manufacturers who sold the chemical, the most common formulation of which is known under...
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