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Ontario Court of Appeal declines to grant retroactive relief in securities class action

In its recent decision in Pennyfeather v. Timminco Limited, the Court of Appeal for Ontario declined to retroactively relieve the plaintiff from the...

Ontario court stick handles around “excessively over-pleaded” class action

A class action will not be certified unless it is a fair, efficient and manageable way to resolve proposed common issues. That principle was recently...

CHAMPIX claims settled for $273 million in U.S., discontinued without costs in Canada

Notwithstanding a large settlement of similar litigation in the United States, the Ontario class proceeding Parker v. Pfizer Canada Inc. was...

Ontario court finds representative proceeding to be time-barred despite being commenced within the limitation period

In Caetano v Quality Meat Packers, 2017 ONSC 1199, Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court recently had opportunity to consider whether two...

Converting an individual action to a class proceeding

In a recent decision from the British Columbia Supreme Court, the Court considered an issue of first impression in that province; i.e., whether an...

Court Approves US-Style Group Claim for Hate Speech

An Ontario court has found that while a class action for defamation and injury cannot be brought against individuals for promoting hate speech at the...

Preparing for CASL’s private right of action

Learn about the implications of the private right of action provision and how your business can prepare.

Alberta Court of Appeal affirms finality of class action settlements

The Alberta Court of Appeal recently affirmed the fundamental importance of finality in class actions, particularly the finality of settlement...

Court of Appeal upholds decision to put the brakes on the preferability of class actions

In upholding a decision of the Supreme Court of British Columbia denying certification, the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Vaugeois v. Budget...

Are Authorization and Preliminary Hearings Still Relevant in Québec?

The Québec class action landscape has seen shifting trends lately regarding authorization and preliminary motions. Although the Québec Court of...