Litigation: Product Liability
Canada Guide 2025 : Nationwide - Canada
Band 3
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+1 514 397 7400About
Provided by Fasken
Our lawyers work with manufacturers around the world to identify and mitigate business and legal risk in Canada and elsewhere. We make it our business to understand your industry, your business, and the particular commercial, regulatory, insurance and litigation risks you face. We can help you manufacture and sell your products in Canada and around the world safely, predictably and profitably. Through our expertise in crisis management, recalls and regulatory compliance, we can guide you through times of uncertainty. Where litigation arises, our litigators are skilled and experienced in providing robust and strategic defences to manufacturers and their insurers in a broad range of disputes including product liability, mass tort, commercial and class action claims.
Our lawyers act for manufacturers and their insurers in all major industries including the automotive, aerospace, chemicals, children’s products, construction, drugs and medical devices, food and agribusiness industries, hand-powered tools, home electronics, recreational products and sports equipment. We regularly act for all levels of the supply chain, including raw material suppliers, components manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, distributors and sellers. If a product is built or sold in Canada, we understand the commercial, regulatory, insurance and litigation risk environment surrounding it.
Chambers Review
Fasken is a solid law firm with lawyers across Canada who are well placed to cover a range of product liability claims, spanning consumer products, electronics, recreational products, cars and aircraft equipment. The firm is also known for its medical device work. The team offers experience of individual and class action litigation across the country as well as advising on product recalls, regulatory compliance and risk management issues at the pre-litigation stage.
Work Highlights
- Faskenrepresented FCA in numerous putative class action proceedings concerning the diesel fuel emissions system in two models of FCA vehicles that have been filed in five provinces – Ontario, Québec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Fasken have handled all litigation and product liability issues on our behalf with a high level of competence and responsiveness."
"Fasken has offices that span most of Canada and an array of excellent attorneys."
"The team is very knowledgeable and efficient."
"Fasken have handled all litigation and product liability issues on our behalf with a high level of competence and responsiveness."
"Fasken has offices that span most of Canada and an array of excellent attorneys."
"The team is very knowledgeable and efficient."
Notable Practitioners
Peter Pliszka, who is based in Toronto, has a strong track record for his handling of product liability matters in the pharmaceutical sector, including opioid-related cases. He offers further expertise in the automotive industry.
"Peter takes a practical, common-sense approach to litigation."
"He's responsive, practical and very smart - one of the best product liability lawyers in Canada."