Andersen Estate et al. v. St. Jude Medical Inc. et al., [2012] O.T.C. Uned. 3660 (SC)
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Judge | Lax, J. |
Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
Citation | [2012] O.T.C. Uned. 3660 (SC),[2012] O.T.C. Uned. 3660,2012 ONSC 3660,00-CV-195906CV |
Date | 26 June 2012 |
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82 practice notes
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Price v. Smith & Wesson Corp.,
...aff'd [1994] O.J. No. 50 (C.A.). [65] Goodridge v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2010 ONSC 1095. [66] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 at para. [67] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 at para. 62. [68] [1989] O.J. No. 786 (H.C.J.), aff'd [1994] O.J. No. 50 (C......
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Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock,
...[2001] 3 S.C.R. 537; Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 261; Andersen v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660; Serhan (Estate Trustee) v. Johnson & Johnson (2004), 72 O.R. (3d) 296; Ewert v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, 2019 BCCA 187, 25 B.C.......
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Kuiper v. Cook (Canada) Inc.,
...Sears Canada, 2005 NLCA 65 at paras. 19-21. [38] Goodridge v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2010 ONSC 1095. [39] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 at para. [40] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 at para. 62. [41] Martin v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals PLC, 2012 ONSC 274......
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Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.,
...No. 498; Winnipeg Condominium Corporation No. 36 v. Bird Construction Co., [1995] 1 S.C.R. 85. [53] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660; Bow Valley Husky (Bermuda) Ltd. v. Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1210; Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634; La......
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Price v. Smith & Wesson Corp.,
...aff'd [1994] O.J. No. 50 (C.A.). [65] Goodridge v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2010 ONSC 1095. [66] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 at para. [67] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 at para. 62. [68] [1989] O.J. No. 786 (H.C.J.), aff'd [1994] O.J. No. 50 (C......
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Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock,
...[2001] 3 S.C.R. 537; Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 261; Andersen v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660; Serhan (Estate Trustee) v. Johnson & Johnson (2004), 72 O.R. (3d) 296; Ewert v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, 2019 BCCA 187, 25 B.C.......
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Kuiper v. Cook (Canada) Inc.,
...Sears Canada, 2005 NLCA 65 at paras. 19-21. [38] Goodridge v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2010 ONSC 1095. [39] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 at para. [40] Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 at para. 62. [41] Martin v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals PLC, 2012 ONSC 274......
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Price v Smith & Wesson Corporation,
...Ct.); Vester v. Boston Scientific Ltd., 2015 ONSC 7950; O'Brien v. Bard Canada Inc., 2015 ONSC 2470; Andersen v. St. Jude Medical Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660; Goodridge v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2010 ONSC 1095; Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd v. Toshiba International Corp., 2010 ABQB 627; Kreutne......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 30, 2023 ' February 3, 2023)
...Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, r.49, Canada Labour Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. L- 2, Andersen v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., 2008 SCC 27, Rumley v. British Columbia, 2001 SCC 69, White v. Canada ......
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The Second Opinion: Ontario Court Of Appeal Rejects 'Conditional' Certification Of Class Actions
...v. Canon Canada Inc., 2012 ONSC 3692 (Div. Ct.). In the wake of lengthy common issues trials such as Andersen v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660, Ontario courts have become sensitive to the impact that poorly conceived class actions can have upon defendants and the judicial system. T......
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Better Late Than Never! Supreme Court Ends "Waiver Of Tort" Controversy
...(3d) 296 (S.C.J.), paras. 33 and 34. 3. For example, the Ontario Superior Court declined to wade into the question after a 138-day trial (2012 ONSC 3660), and the Supreme Court declined to resolve the question in Pro-Sys Consultants v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57. 4. 2020 SCC 19 5. 2......
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The Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds The Use Of "Powerful" Epidemiological Data To Infer Causation In The Absence Of Scientific Certainty
...using what the trial judge referred to as the "risk ratio" approach discussed by Justice Lax in Andersen v St. Jude Medical, Inc., 2012 ONSC 3660 [Andersen] and in other cases, including Stanway v Wyeth Canada Inc., 2012 BCCA 260. In Andersen, Justice Lax found that a breach of the standard......
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L’accès à La Justice Pour Les Personnes Vulnérables Par La Voie de L’action Collective en Droit Québécois
...et al, 2010 ONSC 77. 18 Serhan, above note 17 at paras 67–69; Eli Lilly, above at note 17 at para 48. 19 Andersen v St Jude Medical, Inc, 2012 ONSC 3660 at para 594. The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 determined at the pleading stage.20 It took until 2019 for the Supr......
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Entering a Legal Void: Independent Contractors and Class Actions Post-heller
...et al, 2010 ONSC 77. 18 Serhan, above note 17 at paras 67–69; Eli Lilly, above at note 17 at para 48. 19 Andersen v St Jude Medical, Inc, 2012 ONSC 3660 at para 594. The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 determined at the pleading stage.20 It took until 2019 for the Supr......
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Shared Goals, Divided Jurisdiction: The Uneasy Relationship Between Class Actions and Administrative Law
...et al, 2010 ONSC 77. 18 Serhan, above note 17 at paras 67–69; Eli Lilly, above at note 17 at para 48. 19 Andersen v St Jude Medical, Inc, 2012 ONSC 3660 at para 594. The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 determined at the pleading stage.20 It took until 2019 for the Supr......
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The Death of Champerty: Is Third Party Litigation Funding the New Normal in Class Actions?
...et al, 2010 ONSC 77. 18 Serhan, above note 17 at paras 67–69; Eli Lilly, above at note 17 at para 48. 19 Andersen v St Jude Medical, Inc, 2012 ONSC 3660 at para 594. The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 determined at the pleading stage.20 It took until 2019 for the Supr......
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