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Actos

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 ACTOSยฎ, APO-Pioglitazone and SANDOZ-Pioglitazone. Hearings were held in the supervising Courts in Quรฉbec and Ontario...

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Diet Drugs

Settlement Notice: The deadline for applying to receive settlement benefits has passed and all settlement funds have been distributed. There are 2 separate Class Actions underway involving the diet drugs Fenfluramine Dexfenfluramine. Fenfluramine was sold under the trade names of Ponderal and Pondimin. Dexfenfluramine was sold under the trade name of Redux. We are class...

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IKO 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...

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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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CIBC Mortgages Prepayment Charge

Two actions (Jordan v CIBC Mortgage Inc. and Sherry v CIBC Mortgage Inc., together the โ€œClass Actionsโ€) were brought against the defendant CIBC Mortgages Inc. (โ€œCIBCโ€) in connection with the calculation of certain prepayment charges on mortgages across Canada, excluding Quebec. The Class Actions apply to CIBC mortgages as well as mortgages through related entities...

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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 Quรฉbec office, Siskinds, Desmeules s.e.n.c.r.l., (โ€œweโ€, โ€œusโ€, or โ€œourโ€) collect, use, retain, share and delete (collectively, โ€œprocessโ€) your Personal Information, which is broadly defined to include any information about an identifiable individual....

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Siskinds LLP (โ€œSiskindsโ€) is co-counsel in proposed securities class actions against Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (โ€œValeantโ€), certain of its directors and officers, and its auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (โ€œPwCโ€). These class actions arise from the circumstances surrounding Valeantโ€™s previously undisclosed relationships with Philidor Rx Services, LLC and other specialty pharmacies in the conduct of its business...

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