Supreme Court Rules on Section 2(d) Rights
The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, overturning the Ontario Court of Appeal.
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New Sentencing for Mumia Abu Jamal
Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Abu-Jamal v. Secretary PA Dept Corr, No. 01-9014.
Mumia Abu Jamal v. Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 2011
The Reputational Risk of Google Cache
Michael Watts, Roger Gillott and Sarah Harrison of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP warned hospitals of reputational risks to hospitals under freedom of information requests from a new law, to be enacted at the start of 2012.
But they came under scrutiny themselves after a Facebook page brought attention to their advice.
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Defining Catastrophic Impairment in Ontario
The definition for catastrophic impairment under the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) is under scrutiny again with the release of new report by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO).
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Bret Michaels’ Bad Time at the Tonys
The 2009 Tonys was Nothing but a Bad Time for Bret Michaels:
He’s filing a claim over the incident against Tony Awards Productions, White Cherry Entertainment Inc., Richard Kirshner, Glen Weiss, Alan Wasser Associates Ltd., Allan Williams, CBS Entertainment, and CBS Broadcasting Inc.
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The Alberta Securities Reference Decision
Decision here, courtesy of Ted Tjaden via Slaw:
Securities Reference ABCA Decision March 8 11
Annotated filing by the AG of Canada available here.
B.C. Court Upholds Cougar Mountain Adventures’ Waiver
The British Columbia Supreme Court upheld a waiver releasing Cougar Mountain Adventures from any liability, despite the injuries sustained by two participants, one of whom was a recent law graduate. See case summary on Slaw.
Costs Held Against Ezra Levant
As a sequel to Vigna v. Levant, 2010 ONSC 6308, Justice Smith released a cost decision on January 26, 2011, ordering Ezra Levant to pay $32,500 plus taxes.
Case summary on Slaw.
Canadians Do Not Have Too Many Individual Legal Rights
Omar Ha-Redeye responded to a letter in the Toronto Star by James E. Agnew, which commented on a piece by Betsy Powell, Toronto Police ‘struggling’ to solve murders.
The article discussed a recent study by Tanya Trussler of the Department of Sociology at McGill University in the International Criminal Justice Review indicating a lower clearance of homicides.
Agnew claimed the reason for the lower clearnace is that Canadians have too many individual legal rights.
Omar Ha-Redeye stated,
James Agnew suggests that the enforcement of law and order take precedence over individual rights, including guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Individual rights are not an insult to police. They are a testament to the values that we expect them as servants of the public to uphold and cherish while carrying out their duties.
A police state where such rights would not exist would be a scary country indeed, more reminiscent to what we call in modern parlance a “failed state.”
Ezra Levant Rebuked by Superior Court of Justice
Vigna v. Levant, 2010 ONSC 6308, was released on November 18, 2010. Smith J. has some strong words for Ezra Levant, orders him to pay $25,000 in fine, and remove offending blog posts concerning Giacomo Vigna.
Case summary available on Slaw.
