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Equustek worldwide injunction against Google
Google lost its appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on June 28, 2017. The case is called Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions Inc., et al. And the decision solidifies the worldwide injunction made against Google by a Canadian superior court in British Columbia, Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada decision in Google Inc. v. Equustek Solutions…
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Douglas Garland trial: killed an inventor and his wife and grandson
Prosecutors told a Calgary court that Douglas Garland killed a Calgary couple and grandson over a “petty grudge,” over a patent dispute and burned their bodies in a barrel after killing them. In her opening statement, Crown prosecutor Vicki Faulkner said Garland was angry with Alvin Liknes over a 2007 dispute relating to a patent for…
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Windsor (City) v. Canadian Transit Co. 2016 SCC 54
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Federal Court does not have inherent jurisdiction: To decide whether the Federal Court has jurisdiction over a claim, it is necessary to determine the essential nature or character of that claim. Determining the claim’s essential nature allows the court to assess whether it falls within the scope…
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Federal Court of Canada does not have inherent jurisdiction
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Federal Court does not have inherent jurisdiction: To decide whether the Federal Court has jurisdiction over a claim, it is necessary to determine the essential nature or character of that claim. Determining the claim’s essential nature allows the court to assess whether it falls within the scope…
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eBay auction for Nike Foamposite shoes
eBay cancelled an auction for a pair of Nike Foamposite shoes when the top bid reached $98,000 CAD. eBay then became liable for the seller’s losses for cancelling the auction for no legitimate reason. A Quebec Superior Court ordered eBay to pay the seller and his brother, the eBay account holder, $98,000 less the 10% eBay…
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Federal Court of Appeal Ignores the Rule of Law
The Federal Court did not follow the Ontario Property and Civil Rights Act in a dispute over the michaels.ca domain name. The Federal Court of Appeal set a precedent, in Michaels v Michaels Stores Procurement Company Inc, eliminating the rule of law in Canada. The court said that the Court has jurisdiction to order any appropriate remedy known to common law…