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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 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....

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Inductors

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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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 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...

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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 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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Mutual 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...

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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 (“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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