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Invokana/ Invokamet

ย A settlement has been approved in the Canadian Invokana Class Actions. The claim period has now passed (August 14, 2023) and no further claims are being accepted. The Claims Administrator is currently analyzing and processing the claims filed. A notice of decision will be sent to individuals that filed a claim once the claims analysis...

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CertainTeed Roofing Shingles

The CertainTeed Roofing Shingles class action relates to allegations that the Defendant, CertainTeed Corporation (โ€œCertainTeedโ€), manufactured, marketed and sold in Canada organic asphalt roofing shingles that were defective and prone to premature failure. The shingles were manufactured from July 1987 through 2005 and were sold under various brand names. Related class actions have been commenced...

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Ozempic / GLP-1 Drugs

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (aka GLP-1 drugs) are pharmaceutical drugs that have been approved by regulators as treatments for type 2 diabetes and โ€“ in some cases โ€“ for chronic weight management. Among the most popular GLP-1 drugs are Ozempic, Rybelsus, and Wegovy (all of which contain the active ingredient semaglutide). Ozempic and other GLP-1...

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Catheters

Implantable central venous catheters (“CVCs”) are medical devices that are implanted in the chest or near the neck to provide long-term access to major veins to allow for repeated drawing and/or delivery of fluids, medications and/or nutrients. These devices are common in cancer patients who require repeat chemotherapy treatments, as well as in patients with...

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Privacy Notice

Effective: January 1, 2004Last modified: Nov 14, 2023 (see changelog at bottom). This Notice explains how Siskinds LLP and our affiliates, including our Quรฉbec office, Siskinds, Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l., (โ€œweโ€, โ€œusโ€, or โ€œourโ€) collect, use, retain, share and delete (collectively, โ€œprocessโ€) your Personal Information, which is broadly defined to include any information about an identifiable individual....

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Discovery Air Inc.

Siskinds LLP, Kalloghlian Myers LLP, and Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP are co-counsel to the plaintiff in a class action filed against Discovery Air Inc. (โ€œDiscoveryโ€), certain of its directors and officers, Clairvest Group Inc. and others. The action is brought on behalf of the holders of Discoveryโ€™s 8.375% convertible unsecured subordinated debentures and seeks,...

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GreenStar Agricultural Corporation

(TSX-V Delisted: GRE; CUSIP: 39573T101; ISIN: CA 39573T1012) On October 20, 2014, an action was commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Toronto Region) against GreenStar Agricultural Corporation (โ€œGREโ€), certain of its former directors and executive officers and its former auditor. The Action arises from the collapse of GRE. The Plaintiff alleges that certain...

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Canadian Solar Inc.

In August 2010, Siskinds LLP filed a secondary market class action against Canadian Solar Inc., as well as Canadian Solar’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Shawn Qu, and its former Chief Financial Officer, Arthur Chien. The class action alleges that Canadian Solarโ€™s financial statements for the 2009 financial year did not comply with GAAP and...

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Paraquat (Gramoxoneยฎ)

Canadians are litigating two class action lawsuits alleging a link between exposure to paraquatโ€”an ingredient in some popular commercial herbicidesโ€”and Parkinsonโ€™s disease. The most common formulation of herbicides containing paraquat are sold under the trade name Gramoxoneยฎ. The class actions are before the Courts of Quรฉbec and British Columbia. These class actions follow similar lawsuits...

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