Civil Litigation
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July 03, 2024
Ontario court approves $62,000 class action settlement over allegations of unfair compensation
The Ontario Superior Court has approved a $62,000 settlement in a class action lawsuit concerning claims that a now insolvent company misclassified its workers as independent contractors instead of employees.
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July 03, 2024
Pro-Palestinian encampment on U of T campus must come down, judge says
An Ontario court has ruled that a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of Toronto campus must be removed by 6:00 p.m. today, and the Toronto police service is saying it intends to enforce the court’s order.
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July 02, 2024
Court approves $9.5M settlement over years of sexual abuse by Calgary Stampede employee
A $9.5 million settlement has been approved in a class action involving an individual employed by the Calgary Stampede for claims of sexual assault against minors over several years, class counsel JSS Barristers have announced.
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July 02, 2024
B.C. court approves $5M settlement in ReconAfrica securities class action
The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a $5,075,000 settlement of a class action concerning allegations that Calgary-based oil company ReconAfrica negligently indicated planned fracking in Namibia, even though it was not clear that Namibia would permit fracking, according to a release by law firm Berger Montague.
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July 02, 2024
Quebec appeal court sets high threshold for civil liability cases involving parental authority
The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a decision that ordered a father to pay $30,000 in damages for parental alienation, despite ruling that parents in “exceptional and unequivocal” situations can be held liable under civil law in the course of exercising their parental authority.
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July 02, 2024
Consequences of being first link in the chain of distribution
Patagonia, Inc. caused the registrar to issue a notice under s. 45 of the Trademarks Act, requiring Labatt Brewing Company Limited to show use of the trademark during the three-year period before the issuance of the notice (Patagonia, Inc. v. Labatt Brewing Company Limited, 2024 FC 920).
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July 02, 2024
AIR TRANSPORTATION — Aircraft — Liability — Civil actions — Manufacturers and repairers
Application by Viking Air Limited (“Viking”) for pretrial return of its aircraft, associated records and components from Cascade Aerospace Inc (“Cascade”). Viking contracted with Cascade to complete certain work on its aircraft as part of a larger avionics upgrade program (“AUP”).
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June 28, 2024
SCC settles confusion in tax disputes about jurisdictional boundaries of Federal and Tax Courts
In judgments that clarify the jurisdictional boundaries between the Federal Court and the Tax Court in tax disputes, the Supreme Court of Canada has rejected separate appeals by two Canadian companies who challenged how their taxes were assessed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
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June 28, 2024
Cross-appeal denied in insurance coverage case related to $3.4M class action settlement
The Ontario Court of Appeal has denied a cross-appeal concerning an insurer’s funding agreement with a health-care company to pay a class action settlement for a privacy-breaching cyberattack.
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June 28, 2024
Feds release Canada’s Black Justice Strategy report targeting systemic racism in justice system
The federal government should establish a Black justice portfolio within the Department of Justice to focus on policy development and legal reform to counter systemic racial biases in Canada’s justice system, according to a just-released report.