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Canadians Begin Receiving Payments From $78M Auto Parts Class Action Settlement

CTV News reported that Canadians are beginning to receive payments from a $78 million auto parts class action settlement.

Canada Litigation

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Siskinds LLP

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Meaning Of Public Correction In Upholding Decision Allowing Securities Class Action To Proceed

In a decision released early this month in Terry Longhair Professional Corporation v. Akumin Inc., Ontario's Court of Appeal upheld the decision of Madam Justice Akbarali certifying...

Canada Litigation

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Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

La Cour supérieure du Québec refuse l'autorisation d'une action collective en droit de la consommation

Le 21 juillet 2025, la Cour supérieure du Québec (la « Cour ») a refusé, dans l'affaire Langlais c. Compagnie Wal-Mart du Canada, 2025 QCCS 2552, l'autorisation d'une action collective pour des fausses...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Superior Court Of Québec Refuses To Authorize A Class Action In Consumer Law

On July 21, 2025, the Superior Court of Quebec (the "Court") in Langlais c. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2025 QCCS 2552 refused to authorize a class action regarding false representations surrounding...

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ontario Superior Court Rejects Pre-Certification Discovery In Children's Homes Class Action

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

BC Court Rules Class Action Plaintiffs Cannot Delay Pre-Certification Applications If The Plaintiff Has Not Applied For Certification

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

The Case For Gender-Specific Class Actions In Light Of Failed Government Policies

Canada Litigation

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

Decertification Denied: Drawing The Line Between Consumer And Business Subscribers, Once Again

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Federal Court Of Appeal Dismisses Class Action Certification Due To Unavoidable Individualized Inquiries

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Copyright Notice And Notice: The Voltage Pictures Case

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Can You Be Sued In A Securities Class Action When The Correction Causes No Price Decline?

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canadian Courts Tighten Class Action Rules In Critical Q2 2025 Decisions

Canada Litigation

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Class Dismissed: Copyright Reverse Class Action Fails To Get Passing Grade

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

OSC Adopts New Framework To Distribute Funds From Disgorgement Orders To Harmed Investors

Canada Litigation

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Can Employers Request A Sick Note From An Employee?

Canada Employment

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Clark Wilson LLP

BC's Mushroom-Plucking Robots Harvest Big In Latest Round Of Fundraising

Worldwide Technology

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Goodmans LLP

The Havoc Of The "Standard" Release In Employment Law And Human Rights

Canada Employment

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Bow River Law

A Canadian Tax Lawyer's Tax Guide For 'Digital Nomads' Moving To Canada: What You Need To Know About Canada's Tax System

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Out The Door, Not Off The Hook: Remedies For Employers When Post-Employment Confidentiality Obligations Are Breached

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Court Of Appeal Certifies Negligence Claim Against Gun Manufacturer For Mass Shooting

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has certified a class action against the manufacturer of a stolen handgun used to carry out the 2018 mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, reversing in part the motion judge's decision below.

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

#ad Or #lawsuit? Investigating The Rise Of Class Action Litigation Targeting Influencer Marketing

Easy-to-follow dances and eerily accurate deepfakes aren't the only things going viral on social media these days—class action lawsuits over deceptive influencer marketing are starting to trend too.

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Court Of Appeal Certifies Class Action Against Smith & Wesson: Implications For Future Lawsuits

In the summer of 2018, a mass shooting took place on Toronto's Danforth Avenue, where fifteen people were shot and two lost their lives.

Canada Litigation

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Dentons Quarterly Privacy Litigation Digest

Introducing the Dentons quarterly privacy litigation digest – your comprehensive review of privacy litigation developments impacting businesses across Canada. In each quarterly issue, our Privacy Litigation Team...

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Dentons

Commercial Litigation Insights: Restrictions On Liability For Pure Economic Loss Put The Brakes On Class Action Against BMW

Canada Litigation

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WeirFoulds LLP

Dionne c. HEXO Corp. : Quand la qualité de la preuve se révèle à l'autorisation

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Dionne C. HEXO Corp.: When Proof Is In The Pudding

Canada Commercial

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

TD Mutual Funds Class Action Regarding Trailing Commissions Paid To Discount Brokers – Notice Of Approved Settlement And Commencement Of Claim-Filing Process

Canada Litigation

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Siskinds LLP

New Private Rights Of Action Have Come Into Force

Canada Anti-trust

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Fasken

Class Action Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturer Gets Certified (Price v. Smith & Wesson Corp.)

Canada Litigation

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Gardiner Roberts LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Certifies Negligence Class Action Against Gun Manufacturer In Mass Shooting Case

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Régime d'accès privé de la Loi sur la concurrence : Élargissement du champ d'application et nouvelle indemnisation pécuniaire

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Prime Example Of Class Action Defence In The Gig Economy

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

No Common Employer Means No Class Action—Ontario Court Of Appeal

Canada Litigation

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Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Certifies Negligence Class Action Against Gun Manufacturer In Mass Shooting Case

The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Price v Smith & Wesson Corporation is a significant development in product liability law and class action procedure, particularly in cases involving harm from criminal acts.

Canada Litigation

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Régime d'accès privé de la Loi sur la concurrence : Élargissement du champ d'application et nouvelle indemnisation pécuniaire

Des modifications à la Loi sur la concurrence (la « Loi ») qui élargissent le régime d'accès privé (le « régime ») de cette dernière sont entrées en vigueur le 20 juin 2025 (les « modifications »).

Canada Anti-trust

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Prime Example Of Class Action Defence In The Gig Economy

In Davis v. Amazon Canada Fulfillment Services, 2025 ONCA 421, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ("ONCA") upheld a motion judge's decision to stay and dismiss a proposed class proceeding against...

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

No Common Employer Means No Class Action—Ontario Court Of Appeal

The Ontario Court of Appeal has concluded that a client's influence over a service provider's processes does not establish an employment relationship between the client and the service provider's employees.

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Private Right Of Access For Relief From Anti-competitive Harm Now In Force In Canada

Canada Anti-trust

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Federal Court Rejects Class Action For Treaty 4 Annuity Claims: Representative Action Ordered

The Federal Court's recent decision in Chief Derek Nepinak and Chief Bonny Lynn Acoose v His Majesty the King is a significant procedural decision...

Canada Litigation

LS

Lenczner Slaght LLP

BC Court Finds No Identifiable Class In Mall-Directory Camera Privacy Class Action

In Cleaver v The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, 2025 BCSC 910, the BC Supreme Court refused to certify a class proceeding alleging privacy breaches of biometric data, concluding that the plaintiffs had failed...

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Breach = Damages: BC Court Of Appeal Upholds Privacy Breach Damages Strictly Based On The Occurrence Of The Breach

In Insurance Corporation of British Columbia v Ari, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (the Court) upheld a summary trial decision that awarded damages for breach of privacy without proof of consequential loss.

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Cassels

What Class Action Settlement Costs Will A Defendant's Insurer Cover? The Ontario Superior Court Of Justice Provides Some Answers

In Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance v Honda Canada, 2025 ONSC 2856, the Ontario Superior Court upheld an...

Canada Insurance

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

La Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique confirme l'octroi de dommages-intérêts pour atteinte à la vie privée sans preuve de préjudice

Canada Litigation

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Is It A Rabbit Or A Duck? Why Lawyers Must Be Storytellers

Canada Litigation

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Lerners LLP

"This Creature Called Conditional Certification": Ontario Court Of Appeal Overturns Certification In Veterans' Proposed Class Action

Canada Litigation

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 26-30)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

La Cour d'appel de l'Ontario confirme l'autorisation d'une action collective contre une plateforme d'échange de cryptomonnaies

Canada Technology

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Court Of Appeal Addresses The Duty To Warn And Declines To Certify Claims For Pure Economic Loss In A Product Liability Class Action

Canada Litigation

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 19 – 23, 2025)

Canada Litigation

BM

Blaney McMurtry LLP

AI Adoption Sparks Increase In Class Actions In Canada

Canada Technology

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Torys LLP

Competition Act Amendments Open Door To Quasi Class Actions

Canada Anti-trust

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Bennett Jones LLP

British Columbia Grapples With Evidentiary Issues And The Requirement For A Workable Methodology

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada To Decide Scope Of "Material Change" With Far-Reaching Consequences For Securities Class Actions

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Supreme Court Approves Constitutionality Of Multi-Crown Class Action

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Legal Uncertainty For Database Defendants? Appeal Courts Assess Privacy Causes Of Action With Varying Outcomes

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Raising The "Low Bar": Plaintiffs Seek New Strategies To Prove Common Issues For Certification

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

Court Of Appeal Cuts Off Speculative Product Liability Claims

Canada Litigation

BJ

Bennett Jones LLP

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Class Actions In Canada: Hot Topics Shaping Tech Litigation (Video)

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Fasken

Les actions collectives au Canada : les sujets d'actualité qui façonnent les litiges dans le secteur des technologies (Video)

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Fasken (French)

What Is A Class Action Lawsuit? What Is A Mass Tort Action? What's The Difference? (Video)

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Gluckstein Lawyers

Understanding Alberta's Litigation Landscape (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

ESG And Shareholder Activism: Key Tips For Issuers (Video)

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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