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Civil procedure 2013 SCC 59

Infineon Technologies AG v. Option consommateurs

The Supreme Court held that Quebec courts had jurisdiction and upheld class action authorization in a DRAM price-fixing case involving direct and indirect purchasers.

  • Jurisdiction under art.3148(3) c.c.q.
  • Authorization under art.1003 c.c.p.
  • Passing on of overcharges
  • Aggregate loss at certification
  • Adequate representation (art.1048 c.c.p.)
  • Causation and indirect victims
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Maritime law 2001 FCT 1055

Napa v. Abta Shipping Co. Ltd.

The Federal Court dismissed a Rule 107 motion to sever contractual issues from tort claims in a maritime wrongful-death case, finding severance unlikely to resolve the dispute justly and efficiently.

  • Severance of issues under rule 107
  • Incorporation of collective agreements
  • Exclusive contractual remedies
  • Compensation for death under seafarer contracts
  • Punitive damages
  • Severance-of-issues
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Lease [1978] 1 SCR 999

Madill v. Sommer Building Corpn.

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a lease exclusion clause barred liability for radiator steam damage to a tenant’s stored furs, and dismissed the appeal.

  • Exclusion of liability clause
  • Act of the thing (responsibility for thing under one's care)
  • Agency and independent contractor liability
  • Interpretation of lease
  • Subrogation
  • Lease
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Civil procedure [1975] 2 SCR 236

Trudel v. Clairol Inc. of Canada

La Cour suprĂȘme rejette l’appel et maintient une injonction contre la vente au dĂ©tail d’un produit capillaire rĂ©servĂ© au marchĂ© professionnel.

  • Injunction
  • Resale restrictions and distribution agreements
  • Inducing breach of contract/third‑party liability
  • Manufacturer's duty and consumer safety warnings
  • Goodwill and trademark depreciation
  • Copyright as basis for controlling ancillary materials
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Labour law [1970] SCR 362

United Steelworkers of America v. Gaspé Copper Mines Limited

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the union’s appeal and held it liable for all agreed damages from an illegal strike and related violence; Hall J. would have apportioned some fault to the employer.

  • Illegal strike
  • Certification proceedings
  • Causation and imputability
  • Abuse of process
  • Damages
  • Illegal-strike
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Civil procedure [1937] SCR 76

Montreal Tramways Co. v. Guérard

The Supreme Court of Canada held that filing a petition in revocation did not automatically stay an appeal and affirmed the jury verdict and damages award.

  • Petition in revocation of judgment
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Return of record to trial court
  • Special verdicts and jury answers
  • Sufficiency of verdict
  • Assessment of damages
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