Our law does not regulate expressions of desire or love. The same applies to the full range of other emotions such as rage, melancholy or euphoria. Even malicious lies and deceits largely pass without legal redress – and prosecutions where they can cause palpable harm – such as for misleading … [Read more...]
Dollars for Damages
Even though it happened ten years ago, the American case of a $3 million damage award for a coffee burn is still discussed today. From a Canadian perspective, the size of the award in Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants was particularly puzzling because multi-million dollar damage awards for personal … [Read more...]