Appeal court removes injunction, allows Broncos bus crash lawsuit to proceed
September 23, 2022 The Canadian PressREGINA – The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has set aside a temporary injunction that halted a lawsuit filed by some parents of those who died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when…
Class action lawsuit seeks damages for Rogers network outage
July 12, 2022 by Jason ContantQuebec law firm LPC Avocat Inc. has launched a class action lawsuit alleging misrepresentation, breach of civil liability and negligence in connection with the recent national Rogers outage. In the early morning hours of Friday, July 8, Rogers’ wireless network…
Quebec court approves $200.9M settlement against Desjardins over data breach
June 20, 2022 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a nearly $200.9-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Desjardins over a data breach – the largest to date in the Canadian financial services sector. Siskinds Desmeules and Kugler Kandestin say…
Personal information about more than 100 military sex misconduct claimants leaked
June 15, 2022 Lee Berthiaume - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – The company overseeing the federal government’s $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform is admitting to more privacy breaches, despite repeated promises to have fixed the problem. Epiq Class Action Services Canada confirmed…
Could Ottawa police be sued for failing to arrest ‘freedom convoy’ protesters?
February 11, 2022 The Canadian PressErika Chamberlain, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law, Western University – THE CONVERSATION This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the…
Desjardins settles 2019 data breach class action lawsuit for up to nearly $201M
December 17, 2021 The Canadian PressMONTREAL – Financial services firm Desjardins Group will pay up to nearly $201 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a data breach in 2019 that affected nearly 9.7 million Canadians. The agreement, which is subject to approval by…
Proposed class action filed in Saskatchewan over COVID-19 outbreaks in long term care
March 11, 2021 Stephanie Taylor - THE CANADIAN PRESSREGINA – A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed in Saskatchewan against a long-term care operator alleging it lacked proper resources to handle COVID-19. Documents filed Thursday at Regina’s Court of Queen’s Bench say the novel coronavirus spread through different…
Alberta farmers file what may be first class-action lawsuit over unpaid oil leases
November 11, 2020 The Canadian PressCALGARY – Two Alberta landowners have filed what a lawyer says could be the first class-action lawsuit against an energy company for not making its lease payments. “It’s a pretty clear contract,” said lawyer Matthew Farrell, who is representing Reinhold…
Hotels sue Aviva Canada for $150 million in proposed BI class action
July 27, 2020 by David GambrillLerners LLP has filed a proposed $150-million class-action lawsuit against Aviva Canada on behalf of hotels across the country, claiming that the hotels are entitled to coverage for loss of business income relating to COVID-19. “We know these are challenging…
Next step for $2-billion building collapse lawsuit against Loblaws
February 21, 2019 by Greg MeckbachA $2-billion class-action lawsuit against Canada’s largest food retailer could reach the Supreme Court of Canada. The bodily injury lawsuit against Loblaw Companies Limited was filed in 2015 in Ontario by victims of a 2013 commercial building collapse in Bangladesh.…