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Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib)

On March 9, 2022, Siskinds Desmeules, the Quebec affiliated firm to Siskinds LLP, filed a class action on behalf of persons in Quรฉbec who suffered a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE), including death, heart attack, coronary revascularization, stroke, hospitalization for heart failure, and/or cancer after using Xeljanz and/or Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib), and their family. On...

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CIBC Mortgages Prepayment Charge

Two actions (Jordan v CIBC Mortgage Inc. and Sherry v CIBC Mortgage Inc., together the โ€œClass Actionsโ€) were brought against the defendant CIBC Mortgages Inc. (โ€œCIBCโ€) in connection with the calculation of certain prepayment charges on mortgages across Canada, excluding Quebec. The Class Actions apply to CIBC mortgages as well as mortgages through related entities...

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Diamonds

We apologize that the claims portal has been experiencing technical difficulties. If you experience difficulties, please contact the claims administrator at [email protected] or 1.877.563.7614 to request a claim form. Claimants who contact the claims administrator directly will have until March 8, 2024 to provide the claims administrator with a completed form.ย We apologize for the inconvenience....

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IKO Roofing Shingles

What is this class action about? The representative plaintiff, on behalf of himself and the Class, claimed damages from the defendants (IKO Industries Ltd., Canroof Corporation Inc., and I.G. Machine & Fibers Ltd.) for the alleged negligent design and manufacture of IKO Organic Shingles. A settlement has been reached in the litigation. The settlement was...

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Published on: 25 May 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

More on approvals reform

Bill 68, theย  166 page Open for Business Act [i] is now available for download. The Bill establishes a framework for reform of environmental approvals, as part of a three-year initiative intended to foster more efficient government services to business, while continuing to protect the environment and the public interest. This long-overdue Bill received first...

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Published on: 16 Aug 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

Weather or climate?

Itโ€™s hard to know whether individual weather events are just random fluctuations, or whether they are growing signs of climate change. What we need to look for are patterns– is the weather changing? And how do the changes that are actually happening compare to those predicted for climate change? Three years ago, two federal government...

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BetterHelp

Siskinds has filed two proposed privacy class actions against BetterHelp, Inc. (โ€œBetterHelpโ€) in Ontario and British Columbia. These proposed class actions arise from the plaintiffsโ€™ allegations that there was improper and unauthorized disclosure of intimate personal health information, which BetterHelp collected from consumers through its provision of mental health services, despite its assurances that it...

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MindGeek (Pornhub)

On December 29, 2020, Siskinds, Desmeules Avocats, the Quebec firm affiliated with Siskinds LLP, in collaboration with Sotos Class Actions, commenced a proposed class action against MindGeek entities. The proposed class action alleges that MindGeek, the parent company popular pornography websites such as Pornhub, illegally disseminated intimate videos and photos including child sexual abuse material,...

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SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. II (2019)

On February 6, 2019, Siskinds LLP and Siskinds, Desmeules Avocats s.e.n.c.r.l., filed a proposed securities class action in Quรฉbec against SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (โ€œSNCโ€), SNCโ€™s President and Chief Executive Officer Neil Bruce, and SNCโ€™s Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Sylvain Girard (the โ€œActionโ€). The Action alleges that persons who acquired SNC shares between February...

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