NOTE: The following is a copy of a post that I did for the recently-released Baker Hostetler Class Action Lawsuit Defense Blog. Be sure to check out the new blog for other fantastic class-action-related content! Globalization has brought with it the growing problem of how to deal with mass disputes that transcend jurisdictional boundaries, as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘canadian class action’
BH Class Action Lawsuit Defense Blog Post: Class and Collective Actions in the Age of Globalization
Posted in Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, Other class action blogs, tagged 10b, 10b-5, AAA, alien tort, atca, australia class action, australian class action, canada class action, canadian class action, chevron, class arbitration, collective settlement, dutch class action, dutch law, ecuador, f-cubed, foreign cubed, global class action, international arbitration, international class action, israeli class action, kiobel, morrison, national australia bank, netherlands class action, stolt-nielsen, transnational class action, us class action on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Canadian Moose Collision Class Action Is a … Go??!
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Class Action News, International Class Action Law, tagged canada class action, canadian class action, class certification, International Class Action Law, moose class action, moose collision, N.L. class action, newfoundland class action on June 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The premise sounds ridiculous, but maybe there’s more to it after all. This quote from moose collision class action lawyer Ches Crosbie sums it up: Six months ago when we launched this class action, most people in the province thought that we were a bit crazy. Count most observers from outside the province as sharing that [...]
Moose Collision Litigation, the Wave of the Future in Canadian Class Actions?
Posted in Class Action Humor, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged international class action, canadian class action, canada class action, moose class action, newfoundland class action, manitoba, british columbia, class action in canada, negligence class action, moose collision on January 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If you’re a Canadian class action lawyer looking for next big thing in class actions, moose collision litigation was looking pretty promising. As mentioned in this October 19 CAB entry, a class action was filed against the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador for alleged negligence in introducing moose into the area early last century, causing an excessive [...]
Could Proposed Product Recall Law Mean More Class Actions in Canada?
Posted in class action reform, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged canada class action, canadian class action, Class Action Trends, class actions in canada, consumer class action, consumer protection, International Class Action Law, product recall on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Debate about legal reforms outside the U.S. can often provide a revealing look at the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. legal system. For policymakers in other countries, U.S. consumer protection laws can be the gold standard for access to justice and, at the same time, the epitome of litigiousness run amok. As an example, check out today’s column from Globe and Mail law reporter [...]
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 »
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 [...]
Get Your Canadian Class Action News Here (Well, Not Here, But…)
Posted in International Class Action Law, Class Action Decisions, tagged canadian class action, International Class Action Law, canada class action, class actions in canada on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a while since his last posting, but Vancouver, B.C. attorney Ward Branch’s latest entry on Class Actions in Canada has been worth the wait. He has a synopsis on what appears to be every Canadian class action decision of note in recent memory. If you’re looking to get up to date on the [...]
NERA Economic Consulting Issues Report on Securities Class Actions in Canada
Posted in Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, Reports and Surveys, tagged canadian class action, securities class action, canada class action, ontario class action, NERA, secondary market liability on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, NERA Economic Consulting issued a working paper entitled Trends in Canadian Securities Class Actions: 2009 Update. The paper covers offers a variety of figures and statistics on cases being pursued, time to resolution, the values of settlements reached in 2009, the exposure represented by cases still pending, and the number of cases with parallel U.S. proceedings. [...]
Bulletproof Blog Offers Expert Insight on Key Canadian Class Action Trend
Posted in Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, Other class action blogs, tagged canada class action, canadian class action, ontario class action, securities class action on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the latest installment of Bulletproof Blog‘s series on class action trends from the plaintiffs’ perspective, Larry Smith interviews Canadian lawyer Won Kim. Kim discusses a recent Ontario court ruling that allows U.S. plaintiffs’ firms to provide administrative support and legal expertise to their Canadian counterparts for class action litigation in Canada. For the complete [...]
Class Actions and the Universal Health Care Debate
Posted in class action reform, Class Action Trends, International Class Action Law, tagged canadian class action, canada class action, healthcare reform, national healthcare, healthcare debate, malpractice on September 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A pair of recent letters to the editor of the Yuma, Arizona online newspaper the Yuma Sun debate the impact of class action lawsuits on the success of national healthcare reform in Canada. The first letter, from David P. Bossler, argues that the success of universal health care in Canada can be attributed in part [...]
Speeding Ticket? Don’t Just Fight it, File a Class Action
Posted in Class Action News, tagged canada class action, canadian class action, International Class Action Law, manitoba class action, photo enforcement, photo radar, speeding ticket on May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
According to this story from the CBC News, a class action has been filed against the Canadian Province of Manitoba for its policies in issuing and prosecuting photo radar speeding tickets near construction areas. The complaint alleges that the government violated the law by not placing signs properly to mark reduced speed zones and by attempting to enforce reduced speed [...]

