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A consortium of six provincial and three territorial governments in a C$32.5-billion resolution with the tobacco industry to recover the healthcare costs associated with smoking
Namaste in its defence of proposed class proceedings in British Columbia and Québec alleging that chemical hair straightening products cause or increase the risk of uterine, ovarian and breast cancer, as well as fibroids associated with the use of these products
Dye & Durham in defending a claim that alleges that Dye & Durham's 2020 acquisition of DoProcess was anti-competitive
A cannabinoid medical products investing firm against the claim of a minority shareholder who asserts an entitlement to have his shares purchased at a significant premium to fair value
Hyundai Auto Canada and Kia Canada in a putative national class action that alleges that airbag inflators manufactured by ARC Automotive that are installed within the airbag systems of various types of vehicles are defective and could explode upon inflation
Victoria Gold Corp., in its settlement of a securities class action alleging shareholders were misled by the company's disclosure documents regarding mine operations, volume of production and costs of production at its Eagle mine
GFA Canada in a class action lawsuit raised against them by a former donor alleging that GFA Canada made negligent misrepresentations
Executive of CannTrust in defence of a multi-jurisdictional class action alleging that CannTrust and its officers and directors made misrepresentations by issuing documents, public statements, and prospectuses, which represented that CannTrust materially complied with all laws, regulations, licenses and permits, and failed to make timely disclosure of unlicensed cultivation discovered by a Health Canada audit
JBS entities in defence of price-fixing class actions related to beef
Otto Fuchs Beteiligungen KG in its defence of a price-fixing class action related to forged aluminum product
JBS USA Food Canada and entities in defending price-fixing class actions related to beef
Katanga Mining Limited in defence of a proposed representative action on behalf of minority shareholders for alleged oppression in relation to Katanga's $7.6-billion rights offering and go-private transaction
Canadian Pacific Railway Company in a class action relating to the tragic wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, British Columbia, on June 30, 2021
International Financial Group, Ltd. in its defence of an employment class action alleging unpaid overtime as a result of misclassification of independent contractors. We succeeded in having the action discontinued on consent prior to certification
Tetra Tech Inc., in defence of a securities class action claim alleging misrepresentation relating to mineral resource and reserve estimates at a mine and processing facility in Mexico owned by Gatos Silver, Inc.
A leading cryptocurrency exchange, in its defence of a novel class action alleging violations of the Ontario Securities Act in relation to cryptocurrency products
Atlantic Lottery Corporation, in a class action in Newfoundland seeking disgorgement of profits through waiver of tort and restitutionary claims, brought on behalf of everyone who has played an ALC video lottery gaming terminal
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, in class actions commenced in Alberta and Ontario alleging the manufacture of defective gear shifts in selected automobiles
Bureau Veritas SA, in a successful defence of the $1.85-billion class action commenced against it and Loblaw Co. Ltd. alleging that they neglected to warn workers of structural deficiencies in the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh before it collapsed
American Medical Systems Inc., in class proceedings
commenced in Ontario, which sought damages allegedly arising from the use of a
silicone-coated sling/mesh with InhibiZone device. The plaintiffs' action was
vigorously defended and, ultimately, the claim was dismissed without any
payment being made
Exxon Mobil Chemical Company, in class proceedings
commenced in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, which alleged that the
defendants engaged in a price-fixing conspiracy. After Exxon brought
preliminary motions, the plaintiff ultimately agreed to discontinue the class
proceedings against Exxon without any payment of damages or costs
Manulife Securities International Ltd., in a class action commenced by certain investors in Portus Alternative Asset Management. The action involved the failure of certain investment funds and sought recovery for investors against a major financial institution who had issued notes to the funds
Primerica Financial Services Ltd., in class proceedings
commenced in Ontario by former trainees of Primerica for wages that allegedly
should have been paid during a pre-employment training period. The class
action was ultimately settled
Sun-Times Media Group, in the class actions brought in Illinois, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec
alleging misstatements and misrepresentations by Hollinger International Inc
and Hollinger Inc. in their public filings and disclosures. The plaintiffs
claimed that, inter alia, the defendants failed to disclose the
transfer of millions of dollars of funds to former CEO Conrad Black and his
colleagues, falsified financial results and materially misrepresented sales
of assets and dealings with related parties. The class action against our
client was successfully settled
The Association of International
Automobile Manufacturers of Canada, in the class action,
Cathy-Ann Accomando et al. v. Nissan Canada Inc. et al., which was
commenced in the United States courts. This action involved extensive
proceedings in Canada seeking documentary disclosure and production from
certain automobile industry participants in Canada
The Great Atlantic
& Pacific Company of Canada, in class proceedings commenced in Ontario
challenging A&P's pricing practices under the franchise agreements. The
action settled approximately two weeks prior to trial
The Ontario
Medical Association, in a class action commenced in Ontario
relating to professional and technical fees paid to radiologists
TVI Pacific Inc. and its directors, in a class action
commenced in Ontario and Quebec alleging misrepresentation in the Company's
public financial statements issued in 2005. The action was settled on an
economic basis without any admission of liability
Unicash
Franchisees, in class proceedings commenced against the franchisor and
multiple franchisees by consumers alleging they had been charged usurious
interest rates. We successfully had the claim against our clients, two
Unicash franchisees, discontinued
Warrantholders of Aurelian
Resources Inc. (now Kinross Gold Corporation), in securities
class action claims in Ontario and Alberta in relation to the public mining
company's failure to secure an extension of warrants granted to subscribers
of a 2003 private-placement financing. The class claim was settled following
certification
Virgin Atlantic Airways, in class proceedings
commenced in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, which alleged that the
defendants conspired to fix the price of air cargo services. We were
successful in securing an agreement by which the plaintiff discontinued the
class claim without any payment of damages or costs
Sumitomo
Corporation, in an Ontario class action alleging a world-wide
price-fixing conspiracy in the copper market. The action was resolved on a
nuisance basis prior to certification
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