Environmental orders: no stay pending appeal
Is the "public interest" in getting environmental work done immediately more important than whether there is a sound legal basis for making a particular person pay for it?
Continue reading the post titled Environmental orders: no stay pending appeal$105,000 Fine for Failing to Comply
On November 24, 2017, the sole Director and Chief Executive Officer of Copper Cliff Metals and Wrecking Corp. pled guilty to one offence under the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) for failing to comply with a Court Order. The corporation operated an approved waste disposal site in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The Ministry of the...
Continue reading the post titled $105,000 Fine for Failing to ComplyCarbonless Paper
This class action alleges that the Defendants unlawfully conspired to fix, increase, and/or maintain prices in the market for carbonless paper. The Plaintiff alleges that between at least October 1999 and September 2000, the Defendants and their senior executives, employees and agents struck agreements in respect of carbonless paper relating to the preservation of market...
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On July 27, 2021, Siskinds Desmeules, the Quebec firm affiliated with Siskinds LLP, filed an application for authorization to bring a class action against Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Inc., Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Neutrogena Corporation (“Defendants”). This action was filed on behalf of residents of Quebec who have purchased and/or used...
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The Maibec class action relates to allegations that Maibec Inc. negligently designed, manufactured, marketed, and sold wood shingles and siding such that, under normal conditions and usage, the wood shingles and siding are prone to premature failure. The Plaintiffs seek damages, on behalf of themselves and the proposed class, for, among other things, the costs...
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Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride) is an oral anti-diabetic drug manufactured by Takeda and prescribed to decrease blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. A Canada-wide settlement has been reached in five proposed class actions relating to the prescription drugs ACTOS®, APO-Pioglitazone and SANDOZ-Pioglitazone. Hearings were held in the supervising Courts in Québec and Ontario...
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A settlement was reached in the litigation, which resolves the litigation in its entirety. The claims deadline for filing a claim was August 19, 2013. The settlement has now concluded and all approved claims have been paid. The Canada-Wide Vioxx Settlement Agreement was approved and enforced across Canada. Individuals who used Vioxx (or the estates...
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This action relates to allegations that the defendants (IPEX, Inc. and IPEX USA, LLC) manufactured, marketed, and sold Kitec plumbing products in Canada that were not of merchantable quality or reasonably fit for their intended purpose, and that were prone to premature failure. Kitec plumbing systems were installed in homes and buildings across Canada. Siskinds...
Continue reading the post titled Kitec Plumbing SystemsTransvaginal Mesh
Transvaginal Mesh (also referred to as pelvic mesh, vaginal mesh, a “hammock,” or a “sling”) is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (“POP”) and stress urinary incontinence (“SUI”) 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...
Continue reading the post titled Transvaginal MeshDepo 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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