Optical Disc Drive (“ODD”)
The Optical Disc Drives class action alleges that the defendants unlawfully conspired to fix, increase, and/or maintain the price of Optical Disc Drives sold in North America. Optical Disc Drives are used to read or write to discs, including CDs, DVDs, or Blu-Ray discs. Optical Disc Drives are used in consumer products such as desktop...
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Effective: January 1, 2004Last modified: Nov 14, 2023 (see changelog at bottom). This Notice explains how Siskinds LLP and our affiliates, including our Québec office, Siskinds, Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l., (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collect, use, retain, share and delete (collectively, “process”) your Personal Information, which is broadly defined to include any information about an identifiable individual....
Continue reading the post titled Privacy NoticeInductors
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...
Continue reading the post titled InductorsSNC-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 Québec against SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. (“SNC”), SNC’s President and Chief Executive Officer Neil Bruce, and SNC’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Sylvain Girard (the “Action”). The Action alleges that persons who acquired SNC shares between February...
Continue reading the post titled SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. II (2019)Precious metals manipulation
Siskinds Desmeules, and Sotos LLP are class counsel in a class action against financial institutions (the “Defendants”) 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...
Continue reading the post titled Precious metals manipulationXeljanz 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 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...
Continue reading the post titled Xeljanz and Xeljanz XR (tofacitinib)Onions Contaminated with Salmonella
Siskinds LLP and Siskinds, Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l. seek to recover compensation for Canadians in relation to injuries arising from a large outbreak of Salmonella infections caused by contaminated onions from Thomson International, Inc. and a series of recalls associated with the outbreak. The action was certified as a national class action by the Court of Queen’s Bench of...
Continue reading the post titled Onions Contaminated with SalmonellaHorne Smelter’s contaminants emission
On October 23, 2023, Siskinds Desmeules filed for the Plaintiffs Julie Fortier and Miguel Charlebois an application for authorization to institute a class action against Glencore Corporation Canada and the Government of Quebec for damages caused to residents of the City of Rouyn-Noranda as a result of the release of toxic and carcinogenic contaminants (including...
Continue reading the post titled Horne Smelter’s contaminants emissionMutual Fund Fees
Trailing commissions (also known as trailer fees) paid on mutual funds are intended to compensate mutual fund dealers for investment advice they provide to investors. Trailing commissions are also paid to discount brokers. Discount brokers primarily operate online and include BMO InvestorLine, TD Direct Investing, RBC Direct Investing, CIBC Investor’s Edge, Scotia iTRADE and National...
Continue reading the post titled Mutual Fund FeesShoppers 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 (“Shoppers”). 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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