Canadian Retailer Awarded Millions for Contamination Caused by Neighbour

Posted by on Jul 29, 2014 in Blog |

  I believe it was American Poet, Walt Whitman, who said, “If you done it, it ain’t bragging.”  While I don’t know if it amounts to bragging, a recent accomplishment by my colleagues that resulted in a very favourable outcome in an Ontario court case was at least very satisfying professionally.  Here are the specifics: Source of Groundwater Contamination is Questioned A large Canadian retailer, and one of the most recognizable names in Canada, takes its Corporate...

Read More

Is Chemical in Household Products “Toxic”?

Posted by on Jul 17, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

Triclosan in the News When chemicals such as Triclosan make the evening news, it usually means some group has been successful in gaining news coverage on what they perceive as a significant issue. So when the CBC reported last week about some group’s desire to ban triclosan, the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), and others who have focused their efforts on banning this chemical, had to feel a sense of accomplishment in gaining the news coverage. When the talk...

Read More