A. INTRODUCTION Under the Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 (“CPAâ€) [1], the Representative Plaintiff (“RPâ€) is a member of the class that in most instances commits to a bigger responsibility than all other class members. …
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via CBC news: A woman who says she was in a crowd detained by police for hours at a Toronto intersection during a G20 protest has launched a $45-million class-action lawsuit against the Toronto Police…
via CNW Group: Important notice regarding the Class Action against York University TORONTO, July 21 /CNW/ – Juroviesky and Ricci LLP would like to inform all those who are interested in and/or have registered for…
Ontario nurses seek to revive SARS lawsuit It says the May ruling leaves nurses at risk as they care for patients during the current swine flu pandemic, as well as other outbreaks of potentially deadly…
First Posted on Commercial Law International on June 24, 2009. By Charles Wanguhu The above move by the Kenyan freedom fighters to sue the British government has elicited some very interesting responses from some readers…
First posted on Commercial Law International on June 17, 2009. McKenna v. Gammon Gold Inc. This is case that has the potential to redefine the very cozy relationship law firms have with their banker clients….
First posted on Commercial Law International on Jun 5, 2009. In Canada an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling (McKenna v. Gammon Gold Inc.) has the potential to go viral like the latest YouTube sensation…
California attorney Neil B. Fineman brought a class action lawsuit against apparel store Windsor Fashions. The store had been collecting personal information from credit card purchases in violation of California’s Civil Code §1747.08(a)(2). The store…
In the current economic climate, companies big and small are feeling the stress of financial insecurity and reduced profits. As a result, more and more Canadians are finding themselves unemployed. This will likely lead to…
Four separate class-action lawsuits were filed today in Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia against Maple Leaf Foods. The suits were filed on behalf of Merchant Law Group LLP. Up to 15 people in Canada…
Just days after a massive explosion at a propane transfer facility in Toronto, a $300 million class action lawsuit is being launched. On August 10, 2008, in the early morning hours, a massive explosion at…
The largest Canadian Constitutional class-action suit in currently under scrutiny. Background Following M. v. H (1999), the Canada Pension Plan (1985) (CPP) was amended in 2000 to include survivor benefits for same-sex couples to comply…
