Maxar Technologies Inc.
Siskinds LLP is part of a consortium of counsel acting for the plaintiffs and a group of investors in Maxar Technologies Inc. (“Maxar”) in a securities class action filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The class action alleges that Maxar’s disclosure documents, issued during the class period, violated Canadian securities laws and were...
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On August 13, 2024, Siskinds LLP and Slater Vecchio LLP commenced a proposed securities class action lawsuit in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against Victoria Gold Corp. and other defendants (“Victoria Gold”). Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX; U.S.: OTC – VITFF) is a mining company. Its flagship mine and sole producing asset is the Eagle...
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On June 12, 2024 Siskinds LLP commenced a proposed consumer class action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against SiriusXM Canada Inc. and SiriusXM Canada Holdings Inc (collectively “SiriusXM”). SiriusXM provides satellite radio and in-app streaming subscriptions, with ad-free music, celebrity-hosted talk, in-depth sports analysis, select play-by-play, and more. The class action alleges that...
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** START OF THE CLAIM PERIOD ** On October 19, 2018, Siskinds Desmeules, the Quebec firm affiliated to Siskinds LLP, filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Arctic Cat inc., Arctic Cat Sales, inc., Textron inc., Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha Moteur du Canada ltée, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (“the Defendants”) The...
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Alysena 21 and Alysena 28 are oral contraceptive tablets. In 2018, Health Canada issued a series of advisories and a recall concerning Alysena birth control pills, warning Canadians that all lots of both Alysena 21 or Alysena 28 may have contained chipped pills, which could reduce the effectiveness of the contraceptives in preventing pregnancy. A...
Continue reading the post titled Alysena birth controlJust Energy Group Inc.
(TSX: JE ; NYSE: JE; CUSIP: 48213W101; ISIN: CA48213W1014) On November 8, 2019, Siskinds LLP, along with Berger Montague (Canada) PC filed a proposed securities class action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Just Energy Group Inc. (“Just Energy”), its former CEO, its current CFO and its auditor, Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”). The...
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In October 2019, the law firms of Siskinds LLP, Sotos LLP, Mackenzie Lake Lawyers LLP and Robins Appleby LLP (collectively “Class Counsel”) commenced a proposed class proceeding in British Columbia alleging that Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited (collectively, “Ford”) misrepresented the fuel efficiency of the following vehicles: Class Counsel are...
Continue reading the post titled Ford Fuel EconomyEndeavour Mining plc (TSX: EDV) (“Endeavour”)
On March 15, 2024, Siskinds LLP filed a proposed securities class action against Endeavour Mining plc (TSX: EDV) (“Endeavour”), their former Chief Executive Officer, Sébastien de Montessus, and other defendants. Endeavour is a mining company that owns and operates gold mines in West Africa. The class action alleges, among other things, that Endeavour Mining made...
Continue reading the post titled Endeavour Mining plc (TSX: EDV) (“Endeavour”)What exactly is Canada doing about the protection of our environment?
The Federal Government is required under the Federal Sustainable Development Act, S.C. 2008, c.33 (“Act”[1]) to provide Canadians with a strategy as directed by the precautionary principle. The precautionary principle is defined in section 2 of the FSDA, for implementing any thing, action or process to develop, improve and protect our environment of threats of...
Continue reading the post titled What exactly is Canada doing about the protection of our environment?Pharmaceuticals, drinking water, and liability
The better our detection ability becomes, the more things we find in the water. One important group of those things is pharmaceuticals and their metabolites. Pharmaceuticals are specifically designed to affect the bodies, brains and behaviour of humans and other animals, at comparatively low concentrations. Some pharmaceuticals have synergistic effects with other pharmaceuticals, or with...
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