Liquid Crystal Display (“LCD”)
The LCD class action alleges that the Defendants unlawfully conspired to raise, maintain, fix and stabilize the price of liquid crystal display (“LCD”) panels 10 inches or larger, measured diagonally (“LCD Panels”) and televisions, computer monitors and laptops containing LCD Panels (collectively “LCD Products”). The plaintiff alleges that from at least January 1998 to December...
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An application for a class action has been filed at the Quebec City courthouse by Siskinds, Desmeules, the Quebec firm affiliated with Siskinds LLP, on behalf of the group described below: “Anyone holding a credit card issued by the Defendants and/or who applied for a credit card with the Defendants, whose private personal information has...
Continue reading the post titled Capital One Privacy BreachSonde Resources Corp. (formerly known as Canadian Superior Energy Inc.)
In May 2010, Siskinds LLP and Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP filed a proposed class action against Sonde Resources Corp., formerly known as Canadian Superior Energy Inc. (“Sonde Resources”). Also named as defendants were Challenger Energy Corp. (“Challenger”), and certain senior officers of Sonde Resources and Challenger. The class action asserted claims in negligence,...
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This class action has settled and the settlement funds have been distributed to approved claimants. Please see the Developments and Documents sections below for further details. This class action related to the malfunction of a cryogenic storage tank at a fertility clinic in Etobicoke, Ontario. The plaintiffs alleged that on or about May 22, 2018, there...
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Voir en français At one time or another, you may have received notification that you are eligible to participate in a class action. The notice will tell you how to file a claim, usually by completing an online form on a website dedicated to the administration of the class action. Sometimes you may be required...
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This paper provides a high-level outline — the “Coles notes”— on frequently encountered real estate issues in estate litigation, specifically, claims arising from proprietary estoppel, the doctrine of part performance, unjust enrichment and the imposition of resulting trusts. It also briefly reviews a pre-judgment remedy, i.e. the certificate of pending litigation, which regularly arises in...
Continue reading the post titled A Primer on Real Estate Issues in Estate LitigationBladder drug Elmiron – linked to vision loss, macular degeneration – still among top non-patented drugs in Canada per 2023 report
Elmiron, a medication prescribed for bladder issues that has been linked to a unique form of macular degeneration causing vision loss, continues to rank among the top publicly funded non-patented drugs in Canada, according to a government report on public drug plan expenditures published earlier this year. The latest edition of Canada’s “Annual Public Drug...
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Many employees have sensitivities to fragrances found in the workplace. This can lead to headaches, nausea and other symptoms that can hinder an employee’s ability to remain on the job. In this case study, Mary Lou Brady looks at a case involving scent sensitivity and gives tips to employers on preparing your workplace and working with the...
Continue reading the post titled Employees With Scent Sensitivities: A Case StudyLandlord and other third-party consents in business transactions
When a professional practice or business is sold, whether by share sale or asset sale, consideration must be given to the issue of third-party consents. Typically, when a business enters into a third-party contract, the contract will include a provision whereby the consent of such third party must be obtained prior to the sale or transfer...
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January 2014 will mark 20 years of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its environmental side agreement, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). To celebrate, the Commission on Environmental Cooperation’s Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) is collecting information and comments on the first 20 years, for use in a 20th anniversary...
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