According to this article from The Canadian Press and this one from the Ottawa Citizen, a lawyer in St. Johns, Newfoundland is considering suing the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador on behalf of a would-be class of people injured in collisions with moose. The theory would apparently be that the government was negligent in introducing moose into the [...]
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Danger! Moose Crossing
Posted in Class Action Humor, International Class Action Law, tagged canadian class action, canadian class action law, class action against government, class actions in canada, moose class action, newfoundland class action on October 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Class Action Lawyers Make a Run for the Border
Posted in Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged antitrust class action, canada class action, canadian class action law, ontario class action, parallel class action, securities class action, transnational class action on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Julie Treadman of the American Lawyer published this intriguing article today summarizing her interview with former Milberg attorney Andrew Morganti, who has been working as a consultant for a plaintiff’s class action firm in Ontario, Canada. Morganti provides his perspectives on the fast-developing areas of securities and antitrust class action law in Canada, opportunities for U.S. class [...]
Sticking it to the Man in Canada, Class Action Style
Posted in Class Action News, Human Rights Class Actions, tagged british columbia class action, canadian class action law, International Class Action Law, parking ticket class action on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While we here in the U.S. continue to litigate class actions over snake oil products and 75 cent charges on our cell phone bills, Canadian class action lawyers have been finding ingenious ways to use class actions to effectuate real social change. The latest example, according to FP Legal Post, is a class action filed in B.C. against the University [...]
Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Other class action blogs, tagged attorneys fees, blawg review, blog review, canadian class action law, Class Action Decisions, Class Action News, class action review, Class Action Trends, class certification on September 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here are some blog entries from the week that was that might be of interest to class action practitioners: Class Action Decisions Law and Insurance discusses a recent Texas Supreme Court decision holding that a duty to defend was triggered in the context of class actions in which the plaintiffs argued that an alleged product [...]
Prospecting for Class Action Gold in Canada
Posted in Class Action Trends, Commentary, International Class Action Law, tagged canadian class action law, Class Action Trends, class counsel, employment class action, entrepreneurial litigation, International Class Action Law, lead counsel, private ordering on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Canadian attorney Howard Levitt has an interesting article published today on FinancialPost.com about trends in Canadian employment class action law. The article offers some practical preventative tips for employers, but also makes a few keen observations about the dynamics surrounding a recent increase in employment class actions in Canada, including this gem: It’s a new phenomenon: Roving groups of lawyers searching for corporate [...]
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Governmental Immunity from Negligence Claims an Issue in Recent U.S. and Canadian Class Action Rulings
Posted in Class Action News, Class Action Trends, Commentary, Federal Court Decisions, International Class Action Law, tagged canadian class action law, Crown Liability Act, Federal Tort Claims Act, FEMA, FTCA, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina class action on October 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Class action suits against governmental agencies in the U.S. and Canada for alleged negligence saw mixed results in a pair of recent rulings this past week, with a favorable ruling for the plaintiffs from a federal trial court in Louisiana and a ruling for the government by an appellate court in Ontario. As the AP reported on Friday, a federal [...]
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