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duty to warn [2 records]

Record 1 2015-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

... the Supreme Court of Canada found that the manufacturer has a duty to warn consumers; i.e., patients, of the dangers of its products of which it knew or ought to have known. This duty is a continuing one which requires the manufacturer to issue warnings of any dangers discovered after the distribution of the product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

[...] L'obligation de mise en garde. Il est bien établi en droit de la responsabilité délictuelle au Canada que le fabricant d'un produit a le devoir de mettre les consommateurs en garde contre les dangers inhérents à son utilisation, dont il est ou devrait être au courant.

OBS

obligation de mise en garde : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Health Law
DEF

The obligation of informing a person of a danger.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit de la santé
DEF

Obligation d'informer une personne d'un risque encouru.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Derecho de salud
CONT

El médico tiene la obligación de advertir el diagnóstico a sus pacientes o a los familiares, en estricto apego al estudio de la patología encontrada y en concordancia con su real capacidad [...]

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