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The limits of class actions: Systemic negligence claim is unmanageable

Promoting access to justice is one of the primary objectives of class actions. However, sometimes a class action sacrifices justice and would deny...

Specific consumer issues when doing business in Québec

The Québec Consumer Protection Act (CPA) presents many unique issues for businesses with Québec consumers. Here are the key tips and trends to...

Consumer data: Lessons learned from the security incident trenches

All businesses that collect and maintain consumer data are facing a rapidly evolving and sophisticated array of security threats to their data...

Consumer class actions: The polyurethane foam settlement

In consumer class action settlements, it is quite common for the defendant to pay a fixed amount to a settlement fund, and the class plaintiffs to...

To ban or not to ban waivers of a consumer’s right to participate in a class action? U.S. Senate vote underscores policy divide

Last week, the U.S. Senate voted to overturn a recently released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) rule that would have...

Ontario court refuses to certify negligence class action against underwriters

In its recent decision in LBP Holdings Ltd. v Hycroft Mining Corporation, 2017 ONSC 6342, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion to...

The Court of Appeal asserts jurisdiction over absent foreign claimants in Canadian class action

In cases involving international investigations and enforcement actions, it is now common for class plaintiffs to seek collective relief on behalf...

In memoriam Keatley Surveying: A retrospective on lessons learned

After seven years of litigation, Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc. is no more (unless the plaintiff attains leave to appeal to the Supreme Court...

Standard form contracts: B.C. court confirms preferability of class proceeding

In considering a proposed class action by individuals from the United Arab Emirates who had been recruited as candidates for employment in...

“Who did I make a deal with?” – the sequel: Québec Court of Appeal confirms authorization of a consumer class action for false representations against a franchisor

On November 17, 2016, we published a blog post on a Superior Court of Québec judgment that authorized a consumer class action against, among others,...