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How coffee whitener and aluminum dust can pose a fire risk

Clients could be surprised at the fire and explosion risk to which they are exposed if they are in the 3D printing business or produce dust of any kind. “It is easier to name the dusts that are not explosible than to name the dusts that are,” said Martin Clouthier, vice president and global service […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 19, 2021

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Supreme Court to consider disclosure of cockpit voice recordings in aviation accident lawsuits

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments, from federal aviation accident investigators, that cockpit voice recordings should not be made available to personal injury plaintiffs who are trying to sue an airline over an accident in Halifax. On March 29, 2015, an Air Canada Airbus A320 that originated from Toronto struck the ground short […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 15, 2021

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Why the Supreme Court of Canada validated this limitation-of-liability clause

A software consulting firm that was sued in Quebec for $6.25 million can rely on a limitation of liability clause in its consulting and integration contract, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a decision released Friday. In 6362222 Canada inc. v. Prelco inc., Canada’s top court overturned a 2019 Quebec Court of Appeal ruling […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 15, 2021

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Ontario auto claimants seek leave to appeal HST dispute to Supreme Court

A dispute over the handling of sales tax in Ontario auto accident benefits claims could reach the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2018, several auto clients filed lawsuits in Ontario against accident benefits insurers. Plaintiffs allege those carriers either included harmonized sales tax in the calculation of the claimants’ entitlements, or that the carriers paid […]

By Greg Meckbach | October 13, 2021

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