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A former flight attendant of WestJet, Mandalena Lewis, has commenced a class action lawsuit on behalf of a proposed class of WestJet employees, alleging that the company breached its promise to provide...

In the result, the Court of Appeal stayed the underlying proceeding while the plaintiffs amend their pleading.

On February 19, 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice certified a class action against the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) on behalf of employees claiming overtime pay.

The Statement of Claim, issued in September 2015, pleads inter alia a statutory right of action for contraventions of the Competition Act, civil conspiracy and unjust enrichment.

As previously reported, a proposed class action proceeding against over 50 generic drug manufacturers was commenced in 2020.

The federal government's recently introduced Bill C-61 supports both a First Nations drinking water class action settlement agreement and further efforts to incorporate...

Canada and the United States have witnessed an explosion of class action lawsuits in recent times.

Following a trilogy of cases regarding Bentham's litigation funding last year, Bentham's funding agreements have recently been the subject of three more decisions.

The representative plaintiff advanced a claim of negligent misrepresentation.

The Attorney General sought an order for the outstanding costs of a class action to be paid by the plaintiffs’ solicitors. Following unsuccessful appeals to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, the total costs awarded against the plaintiffs were over $165,000.

A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia underscores the Court's cautious approach to certifying class actions in nuisance cases, particularly when the alleged harm arises from varied and diffuse conduct.

On March 14, 2024, the B.C. government introduced for first reading Bill 12 – 2024, Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act.

There seems to be a trend developing in United States courts to place limits on class actions, including class proceedings involving pharmaceutical and medical products, but the same cannot be said regarding courts in Canada.

The Government of Canada has suspended the private right of action that was expected to come into force under Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL) on July 1, 2017.

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

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded carriage of a class action into alleged price-fixing of packaged bread to a consortium of law firms including Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP.

iHeart Radio recently covered the announcement of Siskinds Desmeules proposed class action against Horne Foundry.