Household chemical exposure warning for pregnant women
The United Kingdom’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have released a position paper, recommending that pregnant women be advised about potential risks from daily life chemical exposures, including personal care and household chemicals. The paper, Chemical Exposures During Pregnancy: Dealing with Potential, but Unproven, Risks to Child Health, concludes that pregnant women should consider reducing their exposure...
Continue reading the post titled Household chemical exposure warning for pregnant womenKnow Your Rights: Auto Insurance Benefit Levels
You are entitled to insurance benefits if you are involved in a car accident. Car insurance, mandatory in Ontario, provides access to these benefits. The benefits are available in almost every accident regardless of who is at fault. Normally coverage will be accessed through your own car insurer, or from another insurer of a vehicle involved...
Continue reading the post titled Know Your Rights: Auto Insurance Benefit LevelsMine or hauler: Who's responsible for Waste PCB Oil?
In Enviro West Inc. v. Copper Mountain Mining Corp. a waste hauler was hired to remove waste oil from a transformer at a mine. Despite several oral and written warnings, the hauler didn’t realize the oil was heavily contaminated with PCBs. As a result, the hauler mixed the PCBs with other oils, creating extensive PCB contamination...
Continue reading the post titled Mine or hauler: Who's responsible for Waste PCB Oil?Syncrude pays $3M for dead ducks
On Friday, Syncrude was ordered to pay $3 million in penalties for the 1,600 ducks killed in its tailings ponds four years ago. This is the highest total penalty ever imposed in Canada for an environmental offence. Syncrude was fined the maximum for a single incident: $300,000 for the federal charge and $500,000 for the provincial charge....
Continue reading the post titled Syncrude pays $3M for dead ducksHidden contamination: it wasn’t my tank!
Two Vancouver families have had an expensive nightmare due to an leaking underground storage tank.
Continue reading the post titled Hidden contamination: it wasn’t my tank!Disclosure Requirements Give Franchisees A Way Out – Video
Franchise lawyer Peter Dillon, spoke recently with AdvocateDaily.com and says that the courts tend to give franchisees a get out of jail free card due to the emphasis placed upon disclosure at the time of purchase. Click here to view the video.
Continue reading the post titled Disclosure Requirements Give Franchisees A Way Out – VideoOCA Clarifies Franchisor Disclosure Obligations
After getting off to a shaky start, the Ontario Court of Appeal seems to be finding its feet in the interpretation of franchisors’ disclosure obligations as mandated by the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure) 2000, S.O. 2000 c. 3, and its General Regulation. In the case of Caffé Demetre Franchising Corp. v. 2249027 Ontario Inc., 2015...
Continue reading the post titled OCA Clarifies Franchisor Disclosure ObligationsWills, trusts and estate planning for people with disabilities and their families
Introduction Families are very familiar with positive planning processes that are focused on helping their child with disabilities to have a good life. You may have had help by many people in your unique situation to develop a good plan: extended family and friends, members of your child’s support circle, other families in similar circumstances,...
Continue reading the post titled Wills, trusts and estate planning for people with disabilities and their familiesSobering Thoughts: Hosting Social Functions with Alcohol and How to Reduce Your Liability
The days are getting shorter and the weather cooler. Fall is clearly here. For many employers, this means that plans for the office holiday party are in the works. It also means that many employees will be consuming alcohol at an employer-sponsored event. [Read More…] The days are getting shorter and the weather cooler. Fall...
Continue reading the post titled Sobering Thoughts: Hosting Social Functions with Alcohol and How to Reduce Your LiabilityWant to buy a landfill?
The long, troubled history of the Cayuga landfill has another twist. The court-appointed receiver, SF Partners, is now inviting offers to purchase the Cayuga landfill, after nearly 10 years of effort to modernize and reopen it.
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