Canada:
No Appeal Of SK Court's Refusal To Approve $20 Million Class Action Settlement
27 September 2018
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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In May, we blogged about a recent decision of the
Saskatchewan court in Perdikaris v. Purdue Pharma et al.,
2018 SKQB 86 refusing approval of a $20
million class action settlement that had previously been approved
in various other provinces. We noted that the defendants had sought
leave to appeal the decision.
It now appears there will be no appellate consideration of the
decision. In August, the defendants withdrew their application for
leave to appeal. As a result, the Saskatchewan court's refusal
to approve the settlement stands.
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