Gramoxone® (Paraquat) associated with Parkinson’s Disease
Gramoxone® is a non-selective herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds and grasses with an active ingredient called paraquat. It is alleged that paraquat exposure is linked to Parkinson’s disease. Siskinds Desmeules, Siskinds LLP’s Quebec-based affiliate, has filed a class action law…
View the post titled Gramoxone® (Paraquat) associated with Parkinson’s DiseaseMandatory Arbitration Provisions in the Class Action Context
Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in the Class Action Context: TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 On April 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada issued reasons in TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision provides important guidance on the applicabil…
View the post titled Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in the Class Action ContextDaniel Bach Interviewed by BNN about TD & RBC Trading Service Outage
On January 5th, class actions lawyer Daniel Bach spoke with BNN regarding the TD and RBC trading service outage. He gave his opinion on whether or not it had valid issues for a class action lawsuit. Catch his full interview here, starting at 1h:08.
View the post titled Daniel Bach Interviewed by BNN about TD & RBC Trading Service OutageCross-Border Cooperation in Class Action Litigation
This is an excerpt from an article written by Siskinds Class Action lawyers Ron Podolny and Daniel Bach and originally published by the American Association for Justice. Introduction Counsel in Canada and the U.S. frequently pursue parallel class actions on the basis of identical allegation…
View the post titled Cross-Border Cooperation in Class Action LitigationBasic’s Alive – The Judicial Oak Weathers the Storm
For over 20 years, securities class actions in the U.S. have relied on the ‘fraud-on-the-market’ theory of reliance for investors. This was established by the 1988 case Basic Inc v Levinson. Recently some have question this theory. Earlier this week the Supreme Court released its decision in…
View the post titled Basic’s Alive – The Judicial Oak Weathers the StormAll That e-Glitters: Bitcoins and Securities Regulation
What are Bitcoins and what laws apply to them? In a new post, Siskinds class action lawyer Daniel Bach explains what Bitcoins are and looks at a recent US court decision considering whether or not they should be governed by securities laws. The age-old question: “if a new security purports t…
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