Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp.

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JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeLa Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank
Date21 December 1995
Docket Number23776
Citation[1995] 4 SCR 634,129 DLR (4th) 609,14 BCLR (3d) 1,67 BCAC 1,[1995] CarswellBC 967,111 WAC 1,JE 96-124,1995 CanLII 55 (SCC),59 ACWS (3d) 1025,190 NR 241,26 BLR (2d) 169,EYB 1995-67074,27 CCLT (2d) 1,[1996] 2 WWR 77,[1995] SCJ No 104 (QL)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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303 practice notes
  • Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 12, 2022
    ...leave to appeal ref’d [2013] S.C.C.A. No. 498; Goodridge v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2010 ONSC 1095; Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634; Rentway Canada Ltd. v. Laidlaw Transport Ltd., [1989] O.J. No. 786 (H.C.J.), aff’d [1994] O.J. No. 50 [50] Vester v. Boston Scienti......
  • Canadian Council for Refugees v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 16, 2023
    ...[1995] 3 S.C.R. 199; R. v. Ndhlovu, 2022 SCC 38; R. v. Appulonappa, 2015 SCC 59, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 754; Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634; R. v. Morgentaler, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30; R. (Yogathas) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2002] UKHL 36, [2003] 1 A.C. 920; R. v......
  • BurtNS CAnada Company v. Coady
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 11, 2013
    ...et al., [1995] 1 S.C.R. 131; 177 N.R. 297; 162 A.R. 241; 83 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 206]. Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp. et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634; 190 N.R. 241; 67 B.C.A.C. 1; 111 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Taylor v. Halifax 1658 Bedford Highway Inc. et al. (2006), 245 N.S.R.(2d) 188; 77......
  • Price v. H. Lundbeck A/S
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 16, 2018
    ... at para. 3. [7] 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 at para. 20; Lambert v. Lastoplex Chemicals Co., [1972] S.C.R. 569 at p. [8] Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634 at par......
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228 cases
  • Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 12, 2022
    ...leave to appeal ref’d [2013] S.C.C.A. No. 498; Goodridge v. Pfizer Canada Inc., 2010 ONSC 1095; Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634; Rentway Canada Ltd. v. Laidlaw Transport Ltd., [1989] O.J. No. 786 (H.C.J.), aff’d [1994] O.J. No. 50 [50] Vester v. Boston Scienti......
  • Canadian Council for Refugees v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 16, 2023
    ...[1995] 3 S.C.R. 199; R. v. Ndhlovu, 2022 SCC 38; R. v. Appulonappa, 2015 SCC 59, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 754; Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634; R. v. Morgentaler, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30; R. (Yogathas) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, [2002] UKHL 36, [2003] 1 A.C. 920; R. v......
  • BurtNS CAnada Company v. Coady
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • April 11, 2013
    ...et al., [1995] 1 S.C.R. 131; 177 N.R. 297; 162 A.R. 241; 83 W.A.C. 241, refd to. [para. 206]. Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp. et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634; 190 N.R. 241; 67 B.C.A.C. 1; 111 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Taylor v. Halifax 1658 Bedford Highway Inc. et al. (2006), 245 N.S.R.(2d) 188; 77......
  • Price v. H. Lundbeck A/S
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • July 16, 2018
    ... at para. 3. [7] 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 at para. 20; Lambert v. Lastoplex Chemicals Co., [1972] S.C.R. 569 at p. [8] Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634 at par......
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7 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 28 ' May 2, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 7, 2025
    ...FCA Canada Inc., 2022 ONSC 5575, Harris v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, 2020 ONSC 1647, Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634, Stone v. Wellington County Board of Education (1999), 120 O.A.C. 296 (Ont. C.A.) Windrift Adventures Incorporated v. CTV-Bell Media Inc.,......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 27, 2023 ' March 3, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 10, 2023
    ...(1977), 78 D.L.R. (3d) 289 (Sask. Q.B.), Ruegger v. Shell Oil Co. of Can. Ltd., [1964] 1 O.R. 88 (H.C.), Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634, Nicholson v John Deere Ltd. (1986), 58 O.R. (2d) 53 (S.C.), 1986 CarswellOnt 965, Price v. Smith & Wesson Corp., 2021 ONSC 8471, Kreutne......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 22-26, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 30, 2021
    ...Standard of Care, Learned Intermediary, Causation, Civil Procedure, Costs, Public Interest Litigation, Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, Fontaine v. British Columbia (Official Adminis......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 22-26, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 30, 2021
    ...Standard of Care, Learned Intermediary, Causation, Civil Procedure, Costs, Public Interest Litigation, Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 634, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, R. v. G.F., 2021 SCC 20, F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, Fontaine v. British Columbia (Official Adminis......
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67 books & journal articles
  • Class Actions as a Bridge Between Cultures of Dignity and Victimhood
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-1, December 2016
    • December 1, 2016
    ...is that the patient be advised of alternative courses of action. 36 Létourneau, above note 2 at para 219; Hollis v Dow Corning Corp, [1995] 4 SCR 634 [Hollis]; Lambert v Lastoplex Chemicals Co Limited, [1972] SCR 569 [Lastoplex]. 37 Létourneau, above note 2 at para The C a nadia n Cl a ss A......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 11-1, October 2015
    • October 1, 2015
    ...69. 89 See Whiting v Menu Foods Operating Limited Partnership, 53 CPC (6th) 124 at para 28 (Ont SCJ). 90 See Hollis v Dow Corning Corp, [1995] 4 SCR 634. 91 See, for example, Heward v Eli Lilly & Co (2007), 39 CPC (6th) 153 (Ont SCJ); Wilson v Servier Canada Inc (2000), 50 OR (3d) 219 (SCJ)......
  • Class Actions in Employment-related Disputes
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 11-1, October 2015
    • October 1, 2015
    ...69. 89 See Whiting v Menu Foods Operating Limited Partnership, 53 CPC (6th) 124 at para 28 (Ont SCJ). 90 See Hollis v Dow Corning Corp, [1995] 4 SCR 634. 91 See, for example, Heward v Eli Lilly & Co (2007), 39 CPC (6th) 153 (Ont SCJ); Wilson v Servier Canada Inc (2000), 50 OR (3d) 219 (SCJ)......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Working with the Law Collection Tort and Contract Law for Paralegals, 3rd Edition Part II: Contract Law
    • May 12, 2023
    ..., 2020 ONCA 808 ...................................................................................... 21 Hollis v Dow Corning Corp , [1995] 4 SCR 634, 1995 CanLII 55 ................................................................... 104 Honigman v Clements , [1980] BCJ No 1087 (QL) (SC) .......
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