Williamson v. Johnson & Johnson

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
JudgeHonourable Mr. Justice Armstrong
Neutral Citation2020 BCSC 1746
Docket NumberS179011
Date17 November 2020
Citation2020 BCSC 1746
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)

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  • Strathdee v. Johnson & Johnson Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 16, 2021
    ...Kramar, 2018 QCCA 1500. [3] DiSanto v Johnson & Johnson et. al., court file no. 1901-11748. [4] Williamson v Johnson & Johnson, 2020 BCSC 1746. [5] Fantov v. Canada Bread Company, Ltd., 2019 BCCA 447; DALI 675 Pension Fund v. SNC Lavalin, 2019 ONSC 6512; Soderstrom v Hoffman-La Roch......
  • Sweet v. Canada
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • August 25, 2022
    ...the class (see also Piett v Global Learning Group Inc, 2021 SKQB 232 at paras 69-72). As explained in Williamson v Johnson & Johnson, 2020 BCSC 1746 [Williamson], it is possible to find that the representative plaintiff will adequately and fairly represent the class, even where there ar......
  • Product Liability And Class Actions
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 13, 2021
    ...considered on a case-by-case basis. Footnotes 1. Kuiper v. Cook (Canada) Inc., 2020 ONSC 128 (Div Ct) 2. Williamson v Johnson & Johnson, 2020 BCSC 1746. 3. Kett v Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, 2020 BCSC 1879 at para 159; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57. 4. ......
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    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 1, 2023
    ...aff’d [1994] O.J. No. 50 (C.A.). [147] Price v. Smith & Wesson Corp., 2021 ONSC 1114 ; Williamson v. Johnson & Johnson, 2020 BCSC 1746; 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 3......
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    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 26, 2024
    ...injuries; and (v) the plaintiff suffered damage as a result of the defendant’s negligence. [72] In Williamson v Johnson & Johnson, 2020 BCSC 1746 at para 155 [Williamson], the elements of a negligent manufacturing claim were described somewhat differently, as requiring: (i) the product ......
  • Strathdee v. Johnson & Johnson Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 25, 2025
    ...between a supplier and a purchaser. He declined to certify this portion of the action on that basis: Williamson v. Johnson & Johnson, 2020 BCSC 1746, at para. 131. [46]        The plaintiffs have not pleaded that the defendants sold the baby powder pro......
  • Gionet v Syngenta
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 9, 2024
    ...causes of action: negligent design and failure to warn. Negligent design 42 Justice Armstrong in Williamson v. Johnson & Johnson, 2020 BCSC 1746 at para. 149, citing Martin v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals PLC, 2012 ONSC 2744 and Player v. Janssen-Ortho Inc., 2014 BCSC 1122 at para. 211, ......
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  • Product Liability And Class Actions
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 13, 2021
    ...considered on a case-by-case basis. Footnotes 1. Kuiper v. Cook (Canada) Inc., 2020 ONSC 128 (Div Ct) 2. Williamson v Johnson & Johnson, 2020 BCSC 1746. 3. Kett v Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, 2020 BCSC 1879 at para 159; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57. 4. ......