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«We're pleased the court affirmed key rulings that these claims could not proceed as a global class action and that the Austrian court does not have jurisdiction to hear these...

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Even where a Canadian global class action is available, it might not resolve all global claims.

Moving dramatically in the other direction, it also cleared the way for Canada's first global class action — Silver v. IMAX — by denying leave to appeal the certification of the global class.

It would thus seem that the Netherlands will bless a global class action settlement by virtually any corporation with widely held stock.

Canadian courts will only certify a global class action if the defendant has a real and substantial connection to Canada.

It's important to understand that while Canada is a global class action haven, Holland is merely a haven for global class settlements.

It remains to be seen whether the first global class action to be certified in Canada will resolve all pertinent claims in one blow.

For example, a 12 November 2010 Dutch case I was looking for a while ago was not in the Global Class Action Exchange website in English translation, but I was able to find a sworn translation provided at the Converium Settlements website by Googling.

Meaningful settlement talks a global class action settlement may not be far away.

The most comprehensive, fully - outsourced solution to manage your global class action settlement filings and ensure maximum recoveries.

The Global Class Actions Exchange website, which complements the conferences, has empirical data on Australian class actions, and it links to country reports for over 30 countries and regions, and national legislation and rules for Victoria (Australia), Chile, France, Germany, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, and Spain.

So where else in the world might global class actions be filed?

Dutch law certainly holds promise for pan-European or global class settlements, and Canada will continue to attract global class actions against companies with strong Canadian ties.

Not exact matches

(A similar global class - action case was approved this month against Winnipeg - based Arctic Glacier Income Fund.)

Meanwhile, in 2009 Ontario courts approved the Imax class - action suit and ruled it would be tried as a global class, meaning any investor who bought shares, whether on the TSX or Nasdaq, can be included as a plaintiff.

Won Kim, a Toronto - based class - action plaintiff lawyer, agrees that during a time where the TSX could be merging with LSE, and the NYSE could be swallowed by the Frankfurt stock exchange, a global - class precedent just makes sense.

In the years since the global financial crisis, the purpose of the Fed's monetary actions, and of global central - bank actions in general, was to bring down volatility in asset classes and more broadly in the economy, and we certainly received some benefits from that.

Arguments from Treasury Wine Estates proponents such as Willibald Hajszan («Treasury Wines class action unrepresentative», AFR Letters, July 7), fail to acknowledge several issues in trying to discredit the current securities class action on foot against the global wine giant.

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Battlecry, Bethesda's upcoming class - based online third - person action game, was briefly shown off, complete with the announcement of a global open beta.

Just wanted to let you know that I have filed a class action lawsuit on global warming in the International Criminal Court in the Hague, against all current leaders on all nations on Earth, in behalf of all future generations not born yet, forever and ever, as long as this human species shall last...... and for US$ 1 billion in damages, to be donated if case is accepted and won to groups fighting global warming now!

The Daily Mail has published a bombshell secret memo sent by leading #ExxonKnew activist - lawyer Matt Pawa to billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, outlining a strategy to bring state - level class action lawsuits against energy companies and charging them with causing global warming.

Should I look into a class action suit against all of the folks claiming catastrophy due to global warming?

2002 Global Science Forum Remedies: Learning from experiences Targeted actions: Initiatives to increase students» interest for S&T studies can be classified as follows: Communication (information about science & scientists, S&T careers, educational opportunities...) Innovative pedagogical tools (hands - on experience, unisex classes, schools for best students...) Incentives (tuition fees, grants, call for projects...) Educational reforms (extra orientation year, curriculum content...) Coordination, networks /

Even with a small tax, carbon emissions would become an unpredictable variable cost, creating a large incentive to reconfigure production processes to reduce or eliminate them... Politicians frequently ignore the preferences of economists, since economists usually prefer a reduced role for the preferences of politicians... However, if serious action is to be taken on global warming, someone in the political class needs to start paying attention to them.

In addition to handling the global coordination of human resources and personnel - related agreements, policies and initiatives, she defends companies and C - suite individuals in high - profile class actions and other high - stakes employment litigation.

Our class action (defence) practice is also ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Global, one of only four firms in Canada ranked at this highest level.

Other issue experts addressed current trends such as trial lawyer advertising, the global spread of class actions, and the growing over-enforcement culture among other litigation trends.

Deborah Lyn Bassett, U.S. Class Actions Go Global: Transnational Class Actions and Personal Jurisdiction, 72 Fordham L. Rev. 41 (2003).

Panelists will discuss global litigation hot spots and developments in class actions and third - party funding around the world.

Global claimant firm Hausfeld has announced it is filing a class action lawsuit against car manufacturer Volkswagen over the ongoing emissions scandal the company is embroiled in.

Global claimant firm Hausfeld is filing a class action against Volkswagen with $ 30m in finance from Burford Capital

Litigation Department Co-Chair David Lender and Antitrust Litigation partner Eric Hochstadt have been named «Litigators of the Week» by both The AmLaw Litigation Daily and Global Competition Review for securing a complete defense jury verdict for C&S Wholesale Grocers following nine days of trial in an antitrust class action in Minnesota federal court.

In a separate case, Dorsey routinely needed to utilize the Ringtail production module to systematically cull and isolate relevant documents and database records in response to aggressive discovery tactics advanced in relation to class certification in the recent federal action concerning the U.S. subsidiary of the global technology concern.

In summary, it was found that a class action on behalf of a global class of investors in Ontario was preferable, the orders below were set aside, and the action was certified.

This proposed class action is brought on behalf of the approximately 60,000 Canadian taxpayers who participated in the Global Learning Group Inc. (GLGI) charitable donation program (the Program) between 2004 - 2014, but excludes those who sold the Program or were otherwise involved in its operations.

Today, LTL has 33 attorneys with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County handling complex commercial, intellectual property, class action, insurance coverage, and employment defense litigation matters for numerous Fortune 500 companies, other global industry leaders, and successful entrepreneurs.

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Recently acted as lead counsel in defending several of the nation's largest retailers in consumer class actions across the country challenging the efficacy of a popular nutritional supplement; obtained court approval of a global settlement of less than $ 3 million (including attorneys» fees and notice costs).

An increasing number of countries are adopting proposals to allow class actions, further burdening businesses in a difficult global economy while creating little, if any, real value for consumers.

In the case of IMAX, the class action brought in Canadian court by all global investors coexists with a class action brought in U.S. court by NASDAQ purchasers.

After Morrison v. National Australia Bank foreclosed global securities class actions in U.S. courts, I examined the potential for work - arounds under state law or in foreign courts.

Our seasoned litigators have acted on behalf of Global 100 clients as lead defense counsel in hundreds of securities class actions, derivative lawsuits, and SEC investigations and enforcement actions in courts nationwide.

April 2011 - Global Chambers, the legal directory that ranks the World's Leading Lawyers, listed McCague Borlack LLP in the area of Dispute Resolution (Litigation & Class Actions) for 2011.

Global Litigation Conference and Exhibition, Panelist, «Wage and Hour Litigation and Collective and Class Actions,» 2014

Adept at class and collective actions defense, the group represents clients in connection with employment law compliance, collective bargaining and NLRB proceedings, ADA public access, global workforce issues, immigration and non-compete and trade secret advice and litigation.

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a global payment provider with respect to a U.S. Attorney's Office investigation into allegations of overbilling and a related class action filed in the Eastern District of New York, as well as an internal investigation regarding alleged fraud by an employee accused of embezzlement.

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