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Why your commercial clients may be at risk of ESG legal action
March 1, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatinoCanadian law firms are preparing for an uptick in environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related legal cases, based on the rise of such cases in the U.S., a litigator tells Canadian Underwriter. ESG lawsuits occur when a company is taken to…
McDonald’s Canada says info of 95,000 job applicants compromised
April 3, 2017 The Canadian PressTORONTO – McDonald’s Canada says the jobs section of its website has been hacked, compromising the personal information of about 95,000 applicants over the last three years. The company said Friday the accessed information included names, addresses, phone numbers, employment…
Mandatory breach notification in Canada has ‘potential to effectively cause’ class-action lawsuits: PCUC speaker
November 25, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorImpending changes to Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents (PIPEDA) could “effectively cause more class-action” lawsuits down the road because companies will be required to report information security breaches that pose “a real risk of significant harm,” a lawyer…
Privacy class-action lawsuit in Ontario ‘settled on incredibly favourable terms’ to Home Depot: PCUC luncheon speaker
November 24, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorHow companies respond to data breaches in which criminals obtain sensitive customer data is “hugely important” in reducing the risk of a class-action lawsuit, a lawyer suggested Wednesday to insurance professionals. At the November luncheon of the Property Casualty Underwriters…
Lawyer warns of privacy breach damages to victims who are a ‘little bit annoyed’
November 23, 2016 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorThe rise of class action lawsuits alleging privacy breaches is raising the question of whether a corporation can be held vicariously liable when employees cause privacy violations to plaintiffs who do not actually prove they were harmed, a lawyer warned…
Some increased risks developing in surety space, but these can be managed: panel
November 14, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichThe outlook for surety in Canada is healthy, but a number of developments are introducing increased risk that need to be taken into account and properly managed, speakers suggested during the Toronto Risk and Insurance Education Forum last week in…
Organizations must focus more on people, not just technology, to combat privacy breaches: lawyer
October 26, 2016 by Angela StelmakowichThe people component of privacy breaches is critically important, demanding greater focus going forward in light of an environment where both related individual and class actions are on the rise, Patrick Hawkins, a partner with Borden Ladner Gervais LLP suggested…