Negligence
A personal injury lawsuit involves suing someone for financial compensation (“damages”) for injuries that a person has suffered. The injuries may be caused by a negligent act, such as a slip and fall on a greasy floor in a food store. Or the injuries may be caused by...
Negligence
In 2007, the Supreme Court of Canda recognized the tort (the wrongdoing) of negligent investigation by police officers. In this case, the suspect was investigated by the Hamilton police, arrested, tried, wrongfully convicted, and ultimately acquitted after spending...
Negligence
A private investigator was hired by an employer to surreptitiously investigate suspected theft and drug dealing at the employer’s plant in southern Ontario. Following the investigation launched by the employer, a 62 year old employee, who was a long-standing employee...
Negligence
One of the main principles of law is the law of negligence. The main purpose of the law is to maintain and enforce expected standards of care in relationships between people. To establish a case of negligence, the plaintiff must prove that a duty of care has arisen...
Negligence
A diamond merchant kept his diamonds in a safe which was protected by an alarm system supplied by a security firm. Although the alarm system was as effective as any other system on the market, senior personnel at the security firm knew that it could be circumvented by...
Negligence
Every day in Ontario people suffer harm as a result of the activities of other people or businesses or governments. The harm is often to their person or to their physical property. The law of torts determines when a person or corporation who causes harm, the...
