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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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 EconomyJust 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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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 controlHow to trim eDiscovery costs part one: Lay the groundwork
Budgeting, spending and saving are top of mind for many people and businesses this year. In these uncertain times we are all looking for ways to economize. Discovery is often a costly step in litigation. Clients often ask how they can save money on their eDiscovery costs. In a plaintiff side class action practice, keeping our disbursements...
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There has been lots of press coverage respecting a number of class actions by employees who claim that they have been improperly denied overtime pay. The reality is that actions by individual employees are unlikely to be commenced as the legal fees relative to the potential recovery make such claims prohibitively expensive except in cases...
Continue reading the post titled The Latest on Overtime Class ActionsSPECT scan admissible at trial as evidence of concussion
In recent years, SPECT (Single-photon emission computerized tomography) scans have become prominent, although somewhat controversial, in the medical field for assisting in the diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). SPECT scans are a type of imaging that depict how blood flows to organs and tissues. Prior to the scan, a radioactive “tracer” is injected...
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The pandemic has changed how the world does business. People can buy, sell, and contract without ever meeting face to face. This new digital age emerged from necessity and has grown because of technology like Zoom, TitanFile, and DocuSign. But with this new convenience also comes a new set of considerations. Take DocuSign for example....
Continue reading the post titled What does it mean to witness a document?Scorecard of North American pollution
5.5 billion kilograms of toxic pollutant releases and transfers were reported in 2005. Canadian and US petroleum refineries and bulk storage terminals, alone, release about 7 million kilograms of carcinogens and developmental or reproductive toxicants every year.
Continue reading the post titled Scorecard of North American pollutionExpert witnesses: preparation
How do lawyers use Expert Witnesses in Environmental Litigation? Here’s an outline from one of Dianne’s seminars:
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