Oxycontin
The claim period has now passed (June 27, 2024) A settlement was approved in the Canadian Oxycontin Class Actions. The Claims Administrator is currently analyzing and processing the claims filed. A notice of decision will be sent to individuals, or their respective law firms, that filed a claim once the claims analysis is complete. For...
Continue reading the post titled OxycontinDesjardins Privacy Breach
*** THE CLAIM PERIOD IS CURRENTLY ONGOING, VISIT THE “Developments” SECTION BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION *** On June 20, 2019, Desjardins acknowledged the unlawful disclosure and transmission of data from 2.9 million of its members, including information such as: name, date of birth, social insurance number, address, telephone number, email, and some information about transactional...
Continue reading the post titled Desjardins Privacy BreachInferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters
A settlement has been approved in the Cook IVC Filter Class Action *** THE CLAIM PERIOD IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS *** File your claim on or before November 11, 2024, at www.ivcsettlement.ca A Canada-wide settlement in relation to Cook IVC Filter products has been approved. The Settlement Agreement provides a claims-made settlement of up to $54,000...
Continue reading the post titled Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) FiltersNature’s Touch Brand Organic Berry Cherry Blend Recall
Class actions were commenced in Ontario and Québec against Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods Inc. and Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd., Costco Canada Holdings, Inc., Gestion Costco Canada Inc., and Costco Western Holdings Ltd. arising from the alleged Hepatitis A contamination of Organic Berry Cherry Blend in 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) bags with best before dates up...
Continue reading the post titled Nature’s Touch Brand Organic Berry Cherry Blend RecallIKO 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...
Continue reading the post titled IKO Roofing ShinglesBaffinland Iron Mines Corporation
In April 2011, a class action was commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in relation to the take-over bid for the securities of Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation completed in February of 2011. Siskinds LLP represents the Class. The class action alleged that the documents provided to Baffinland’s securityholders in respect of the take-over...
Continue reading the post titled Baffinland Iron Mines CorporationValeant Pharmaceuticals
Siskinds LLP (“Siskinds”) is co-counsel in proposed securities class actions against Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (“Valeant”), certain of its directors and officers, and its auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”). These class actions arise from the circumstances surrounding Valeant’s previously undisclosed relationships with Philidor Rx Services, LLC and other specialty pharmacies in the conduct of its business...
Continue reading the post titled Valeant PharmaceuticalsSalmon
On March 25, 2020, Siskinds Desmeules, the Quebec firm affiliated to Siskinds, filed a proposed class action lawsuit against some of the biggest farmed Atlantic salmon producers in the world, namely Grieg Seafood ASA, Lerøy Seafood Group ASA, Mowi ASA, Ocean Quality AS, Salmar ASA, Scottish Sea Farms Ltd and their North American subsidiaries (“the...
Continue reading the post titled SalmonHoneywell TrueSTEAM Humidifiers
On October 9, 2014, Siskinds LLP filed a claim against Honeywell International Inc. and Honeywell Limited (“Honeywell”) on behalf of all persons in Canada who purchased certain models of Honeywell TrueSTEAM humidifiers. The claim alleges that the stated humidifiers are prone to premature failure and are not suitable for the use advertised, marketed, and warranted...
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