Sentences with phrase «certified class action settlement»

Any certified class action settlement has to be approved by a court.

Not exact matches

A class action status would increase the drivers» leverage to demand a settlement, which is what happens in many cases when a court certifies class status.

Only five of the cases were ever formally certified as class actions, although 21 resulted in court - approved class settlements.

recovered on behalf of nurses (LVNs and CNAs) who work or worked in defendants» assisted living facilities throughout the State of California, this certified class action resulted in a $ 7.5 million settlement.

The class action was certified in 2012 and the parties reached a settlement of the class action in October 2013.

Between December 2006 and January 2007, nine courts from across Canada issued judgments certifying the class actions and approving the terms of settlement as being fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Class Memclass actions and approving the terms of settlement as being fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Class MemClass Members.

On May 30, 2011, this action was certified as a class proceeding for the purposes of settlement and the settlement agreements reached with Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., («Sony»), EMI Group Canada Inc. («EMI»), Universal Music Canada Inc. («Universal»), Warner Music Canada Co. («Warner»), (collectively, the «Record Companies»), the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. («CMRRA»), the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (SODRAC) Inc. and SODRAC 2003 Inc. («SODRAC»)(collectively, the «Collective Society Defendants») were approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.

Notable mandates: lead counsel in $ 2 - billion diesel settlement with Volkswagen and the $ 69 - million settlement in Dugal v. Manulife Financial; lead counsel in SNC - Lavalin investor class action; currently lead counsel in transvaginal mesh settlement cases and the only firm to get this type of case certified in a contested motion; recovered more than $ 100 million for clients in market currency in FX price - fixing case; obtained a $ 3.5 - million judgment from a jury following a five - week personal injury trial; acted as counsel in numerous cross-border transactions including the acquisition of the largest golf course in Canada; successfully defended clients in numerous high - profile environmental cases

In certifying the class action against the settling defendants, Perell J. noted that even in situations where certification is sought for settlement purposes, all of the criteria for certification under s. 5 (1) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 must still be met (though compliance with the criteria is not as strictly required because of the different circumstances associated with settlemeclass action against the settling defendants, Perell J. noted that even in situations where certification is sought for settlement purposes, all of the criteria for certification under s. 5 (1) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 must still be met (though compliance with the criteria is not as strictly required because of the different circumstances associated with settlemeClass Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 must still be met (though compliance with the criteria is not as strictly required because of the different circumstances associated with settlements).

On October 14, 2008 the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto will determine whether to certify the class action for settlement purposes and to approve of the Settlement, including class counsel fees, and to inform potential class members of thesettlement purposes and to approve of the Settlement, including class counsel fees, and to inform potential class members of theSettlement, including class counsel fees, and to inform potential class members of their rights.

These various class action challenges will likely at some point be consolidated and, like all past competition class actions in Canada, lead to settlements if certified (there has not been, to date, any competition law class action case decided on the merits yet in Canada).