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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘class actions in canada’
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 »
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 Class Action Decisions, International Class Action Law, tagged canada class action, canadian class action, class actions in canada, International Class Action Law 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 [...]

