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Published on: 25 Jun 2010 By (Dianne Saxe)

Seizure on consent?

When can ministry investigators seize documents outside the scope of a search warrant? During the execution of a warrant, Ministry of the Environment investigators seized approximately 100 documents that clearly lay outside the scope of the warrant. They showed one set of documents to the company, who consented to the seizure of that particular set...

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TransCanada to sue US under NAFTA over Keystone XL decision

Calgary-based pipeline company TransCanadaย has filed a Notice of Intent to Arbitrate (“Notice”) under article 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). It issued the Notice in response to US president Barack Obama’s November 6, 2015ย refusal to grant theย necessary approval to complete construction ofย Keystone XL, a proposed trans-national pipeline that would deliver crude oil...

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Depo Provera

The claim period is now passed (March 1, 2022) 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 is complete. On December 13, 2005, Siskinds filed a class proceeding...

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Cantaloupes contaminated with salmonella

Siskinds LLP has commenced a class action in relation to injuries arising from a large outbreak of Salmonella infections caused by contaminated โ€œMalichitaโ€ and โ€œRudyโ€ brand cantaloupes from agricultural company Agropecuaria Malichita S.A de C.V, and a series of recalls associated with the outbreak. Siskinds is working with Slater Vecchio LLP in prosecuting the class...

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Manulife Financial Corporation

Please be advised that the claims process is now complete and all payments have been distributed. This action, which was commenced in July 2009, alleges that Manulife Financial Corporation (“Manulife”) and certain of its current and former officers and directors negligently made misrepresentations relating to Manulifeโ€™s risk management practices and policies during the period between...

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Precious metals manipulation

Siskinds Desmeules, and Sotos LLP are class counsel in a class action against financial institutions (the โ€œDefendantsโ€) who conspired to fix, raise, decrease, maintain, stabilize, control or enhance unreasonably the price of precious metals and precious metals market related investment instruments, including metal such as gold, silver, platinum and palladium. On January 8, 2021, Siskinds...

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Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.

Siskinds LLP and Spiteri & Ursulak LLP have filed a proposed national class action against Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. and Shoppers Drug Mart (London) Limited (โ€œShoppersโ€). The proposed class action alleges that Shoppers misclassified its former Associates as independent contractors and terminated their employment without providing them with reasonable notice or pay in lieu thereof....

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Transvaginal Mesh

Transvaginal Mesh (also referred to as pelvic mesh, vaginal mesh, a โ€œhammock,โ€ or a โ€œslingโ€) is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (โ€œPOPโ€) and stress urinary incontinence (โ€œSUIโ€) in women. It is associated with the development of a number of side effects including mesh erosion through the vaginal wall, infection, pain, urinary problems, recurrence of...

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