CIBC Mortgages Prepayment Charge
Two actions (Jordan v CIBC Mortgage Inc. and Sherry v CIBC Mortgage Inc., together the “Class Actions”) were brought against the defendant CIBC Mortgages Inc. (“CIBC”) 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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Canadians are litigating two class action lawsuits alleging a link between exposure to paraquat—an ingredient in some popular commercial herbicides—and Parkinson’s disease. The most common formulation of herbicides containing paraquat are sold under the trade name Gramoxone®. The class actions are before the Courts of Québec and British Columbia. These class actions follow similar lawsuits...
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On May 27, 2019, Siskinds’ Québec-based affiliate, Siskinds Desmeules, commenced a class action for Quebec’s residents, against inductors’ manufacturers Murata, Panasonic, Sumida, Taiyo et TDK and their subsidiaries (the “Defendants”). The proposed action allege that the Defendants unlawfully conspired to fix, increase, and/or maintain the price of inductors and/or devices equipped with this component between...
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On March 9, 2022, Siskinds Desmeules, the Quebec affiliated firm to Siskinds LLP, filed a class action on behalf of persons in Québec 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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(TSX: THO) THE CLAIM PERIOD HAS COMMENCED.Please ensure you file your claim before February 2, 2024 at http://www.TahoeCanadianSettlement.ca On October 4, 2018, a proposed class proceeding was commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Tahoe Resources Inc. (Tahoe) and its former CEO and director, Ronald W. Clayton (Action). Siskinds LLP is counsel to...
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Siskinds LLP has launched class action lawsuits against several hernia mesh manufacturers, including Atrium, Bard, Covidien and Johnson & Johnson and their affiliates, on behalf of Canadians who suffered serious injuries and complications arising from the use of their products. The class actions allege that the manufacturers failed to adequately warn patients and healthcare professionals...
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Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP (“JSS Barristers”) are Class Counsel in a class action commenced in Alberta against Hyundai Auto Canada Corp., Hyundai Motor America, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC, and Hyundai Motor Company (collectively, “Hyundai”) alleging that the panoramic sunroofs installed in certain vehicles are susceptible to spontaneous shattering. On March 20, 2019,...
Continue reading the post titled Hyundai Panoramic SunroofsAssociate agreements in a medical, dental, or other professional practice
Many new graduates will decide to enter a medical, dental, or other professional practice by joining an existing practice as an associate. An associate agreement is an agreement that governs the business relationship between the professional or the corporation that owns the practice (for the purposes of this article, referred to as the principal) and...
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