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Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
The recent unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court in MacQuarie Infrastructure Corporation et al. v. Moab Partners, L.P. et. al (2024) 144 S.Ct. 885 highlights...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
A recent Court of Appeal decision confirms that in Saskatchewan, as in most provinces, there is no longer a clear presumption that certification applications go first in class proceedings.
Cassels
On April 23, 2024, only three weeks after its second reading, the British Columbia provincial government (the Province) has announced a pause on Bill 12, the Public Health Accountability...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Les auteurs commentent cette décision dans laquelle la Cour supérieure accueille une demande de permission de se désister d'une demande d'autorisation d'exercer une action collective...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On March 27, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its much-awaited decision in Palmer v. Teva. The decision sends a clear signal that claims based on weak science...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Le groupe de la responsabilité du fait du produit et de réclamations civiles collectives de McCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. a le plaisir de vous présenter son analyse des décisions...
Siskinds LLP
Suboxone, a drug used for opioid dependence, has been reported to cause severe dental issues.
Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP
Many legal terms never really transcend the confines of a courtroom. Voir dire, for example, is a well-known part of proceedings at trial, yet many people would probably stare blankly if...
Siskinds LLP
A Canada-wide Settlement Agreement was recently reached in a class action against Cook (Canada) Inc., Cook Incorporated, and William Cook Europe APS ("Cook")...
DLA Piper
Greenwashing, a deceptive marketing tactic where companies overstate or misrepresent their ‎environmental commitments, is a growing area of concern in Canada.
Cassels
Can consumers subject to an increased risk of harm from a product successfully certify a product liability class action even though the harm has not yet, and may never...
Fasken
As a defendant to a class action in Québec, you have just learned that the Superior Court has authorized a class action against your company.
Fasken
In a significant decision for pharmaceutical companies, and product manufacturers in general, Sandoz Canada Inc., along with other pharmaceutical company defendants...
Bennett Jones LLP
In the recent decision of Electronic Arts Inc. v Bourgeois, 2024 QCCA 284 (Bourgeois), the Québec Court of Appeal provided direction concerning when and how defendants...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On March 27, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its much awaited decision in Palmer v. Teva. The decision sends a clear signal that claims based on weak science...
Fasken
En tant que défendeur à une demande d'autorisation d'une action collective au Québec, vous venez d'apprendre que la Cour supérieure a autorisé l'exercice d'une action collective...
Lenczner Slaght LLP
By playing their essential gatekeeping role, class action judges have in numerous decisions clarified the necessary elements of various causes of action and the availability of specific remedies in a particular case.
Bennett Jones LLP
Ethan Schiff and Phoebe Goldig wrote an article for the Ontario Bar Association summarizing OCHC v. Sloan Valve Company, 2024 ONSC 1493.
Dentons
In Larsen v. ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., 2023 BCSC 1471 ("Larsen"), the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed the plaintiff's application to certify a proposed product liability class action.
MLT Aikins LLP
In Lam v. Flo Health Inc., 2024 BCSC 391, the Supreme Court of British Columbia certified a proposed class action lawsuit against Flo Health Inc. for an alleged privacy breach involving...
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