Comments on: Alberta lawmakers: go ahead, sue Mom

By: Dumb Lawsuits

Dumb Lawsuits — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:59:44 +0000

Sue Your Mom (If she’s a bad driver!)

From MSN Canada:
Alberta has become the first province in Canada to enact legislation allowing children to sue their mothers for injuries suffered in the womb. But the law applies only to damage suffered in car accidents.
Does that sound awfully har…

By: Overlawyered

Overlawyered — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:17:53 +0000

Blawg Review #36

…is up at AutoMuse, and mentions our posts on immigration penalties and on suing moms in Alberta….

By: AutoMuse

AutoMuse — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 02:18:29 +0000

Blawg Review #36

Blawg Review Incites Riot Over Best of the Blogs The Editor ‘n’ Chef (yes, Chef) of Blawg Review was NOT amused by the BOBs selection of best blogs. But no matter. December 26, 2005, gentle readers, is the Big Day…

By: Mike Styczen

Mike Styczen — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:25:58 +0000

For context, this law arises out of a 1999 Supreme Court of Canada decision (Dobson (litigation guardian) v. Dobson) which held that a fetus (by its litigation guardian) can’t sue its mother in these circumstances. The effect of that case was that a fetus could sue anyone but the mother (for example, if the father was a passenger and the mother was driving, there would be no such bar). Alberta’s response is to do away with what it considers an anomalous exception rather than doing away with the right to sue entirely