U.S. Marketing Materials Can and Will Be Used Against You in a Canadian Court

Health Canada determined that Texas-based LE-VEL BRANDS, LLC (“Le-Vel”), broke the law by selling its weight loss products to Canadians without seeking product licenses for their natural health products. The products had been distributed in Canada for some time, and Health Canada had flagged no health concerns. In deciding to issue a stop-sale order, Health Canada relied upon …

A Bridge Too Far: Liability in Ontario for “Intrusion Upon Seclusion” Limited

The Ontario Court of Appeal (the “Court”) recently released three decisions in class actions about expanding on the tort of intrusion upon seclusion. The Court limited the tort’s application, particularly concerning parties who do not commit the “intrusion.”  This is consistent with other recent Ontario decisions, including another appeal decision in a class action recently …