PIAC Granted Leave to Intervene in Supreme Court of Canada Appeal Concerning Alleged Dangerous Defects

PIAC is pleased to announce that it has been granted leave to intervene before the Supreme Court of Canada in North v. BMW. This appeal raises important questions about consumer redress where a manufacturer is alleged to have known that a product contained a dangerous defect, including when consumers may recover economic losses in negligence. PIAC’s intervention will bring a distinct consumer perspective to the issues before the Supreme Court of Canada.