Sentences with phrase «commenced as a class action»

That probably means some jurisdiction shopping to determine the most favourable location; probably because the action will be commenced as a class action.

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In addition, while the Court cautioned that it may exclude counsel due to prior misconduct, such as «commencing class actions, not pursuing them, and then using them to demand ransom from other counsel in carriage disputes,» it could not be said that the motion judge was unaware of the issue, or that he erred in awarding carriage despite MLG's participation in the Rochon Group.

George et al. v. Newfoundland and Labrador 2013 NLTD (G) 170 Evidence — Opinion evidence — Expert evidence — General — When expert evidence required The representative plaintiffs commenced this class action on January 5, 2011, for damages in respect of personal injuries as a result of moose - vehicle collisions in Newfoundland and Labrador (the defendant).

As a result of the breaches of privacy, the Plaintiffs commenced a class action against the employees of the Hospital (who allegedly accessed the records), as well as against the Hospital itself for failing to supervise those employeeAs a result of the breaches of privacy, the Plaintiffs commenced a class action against the employees of the Hospital (who allegedly accessed the records), as well as against the Hospital itself for failing to supervise those employeeas well as against the Hospital itself for failing to supervise those employeeas against the Hospital itself for failing to supervise those employees.

TORONTO, Aug. 13 / CNW / — This is to announce that today the law firms of Stevenson LLP and Bogoroch & Associates have been instructed to commence a class action on behalf of the representative plaintiffs, Giuseppina Santoro and Gianfrano (John) Santoro for damages sustained by the residents, homeowners and business persons as a result of the explosions which took place on Sunday, August 10, 2008 at the premises of Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc..

[1] This action was commenced in 1997, certified as a class proceeding in 2001, and tried in 2011.

To commence a competition law class action a representative plaintiff must first obtain leave («certification») to commence the action as a class action after which, if certification is granted, the action proceeds on the merits.

The introduction of class action legislation has led to a relative increase in competition law private actions in Canada, largely as a result of consolidating the considerable expenses of commencing competition law private actions.

The case was commenced back in 2006, and initially failed to be certified as a class action.

The Applicant commenced an action and sought certification as a class action against the Respondent.

In certifying the action as a class proceeding, Belobaba J. addressed Manulife's argument that the pleadings did not disclose a cause of action claim in respect of the s. 138 claim because the action was not commenced within three years of the alleged misrepresentations (as required by s. 138.14 of the Act and the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Sharma v. Timminco Ltd., 2012 ONCA 107).

As a result of the detached balcony railings at the Matrix Towers condominium complex, the Charney Lawyers and Sutts, Strosberg LLP have commenced a class action lawsuit on behalf of all owners, landlords, and tenants of units in the Matrix Towers located at 361 and 373 Front Street West in Toronto, Ontario,

A proposed class action was commenced in the Supreme Court of British Columbia alleging that Facebook Inc. («Facebook») used members» names or portraits as endorsements of third party advertisers, without those members» consent, contrary to the provisions of the Privacy Act.

«On December 19, 2017, a month after tipping off its own employees as to when it would commence fully supporting BCH, Coinbase suddenly announced that it was opening up its books to the buying and selling of BCH within minutes after its announcements,» explains the class action lawsuit.