Ms. Wakelam sought to bring a class proceeding on behalf of all residents in B.C. who purchased over-the-counter children’s cough medicine.

Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the plaintiff’s application for leave to appeal in Kaynes v. BP, PLC.

There is no shortage of interesting legal issues in the headlines in Canada, from the new legislation about terrorism and mandatory life sentences to which judges from Québec are qualified to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada.

WeirFoulds partner Nikiforos Iatrou and associate Kayla Theeuwen contributed to the Aug/Sept issue of Today's General Counsel with their article, "‘Umbrella Damages' Forecast for Canada: Cross-border sellers beware ".

In the evolving landscape of Alberta's litigation, shareholder activism, class action lawsuits and estate litigation are on the rise. BD&P Partner, Paul Chiswell...

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rivers v. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board has upheld the Superior Court of Justice's determination that it was without jurisdiction to...

Parties to the proposed class action in California over Adobe Systems Inc.’s alleged failure to safeguard clients’ data from a breach that compromised more than 3 million credit card records reached an agreement to settle.

Sotos and several leading Canadian law firms specializing in competition law class actions have jointly responded to the Government of Canada's consultation and discussion paper on the Future...

On October 17, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada heard argument in three appeals relating to the certification (in Quebec, the authorization) of class actions...

Unclaimed Property Recovery Service Inc (UPRS) and Gelb, its principal, were among the plaintiffs in a class action, represented with other class members by Kaplan, an attorney.

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rivers v. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board has upheld the Superior Court of Justice's determination that it was without jurisdiction to hear a proposed class...

Yesterday, the BC Court of Appeal released its decision in Charlton v. Abbott Laboratories, Ltd. 2015 BCCA 26. The case was brought on behalf of persons who purchased or used the drug sibutramine.

In spite of having this knowledge, the defendants have failed to warn Canadian patients adequately or at all about these risks and have still not recalled the Allergan Implants in Canada.

Yesterday, Chief Justice Bauman released public reasons certifying the Visa/MasterCard price-fixing class actions.

Our previous alert regarding changes to Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation ("CASL") previewed two important changes that were to come into effect as of July 1, 2017:

"Causation is a tricky and often misunderstood area in the civil sexual abuse context. We have distinct rules that apply to causation for liability and causation for damages.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a $1.4 billion class action against The Beer Store, a chain of stores owned by 30 Ontario-based brewers

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rivers v. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board has upheld the Superior Court of Justice's determination.

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rivers v. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board has upheld the Superior Court of Justice's determination that it was without jurisdiction to...

The Ontario Court of Appeal in Rivers v. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board has upheld the Superior Court of Justice's determination that it was without jurisdiction