Laura Fric at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Class Members in Ontario Securities Action Can Be Bound by Settlement of Parallel U.S. Class Proceeding

An Ontario court has just released a welcome decision for issuers who may find themselves defending parallel securities class actions in multiple jurisdictions. In the decision, the judge held that members of a class...more

3/21/2013 - Canada Class Action Foreign Judgments Jurisdiction Settlement

The Supreme Court Weighs in on the Balance of Private Interests Versus the Public Good in Nuisance

On March 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Antrim Truck Centre Ltd. v. Ontario (Transportation), 2013 SCC 13. In Antrim, the Ontario government built a new highway which effectively put a truck...more

3/12/2013 - Injurious Affection Nuisance Public Projects

Hot Topics in Mining Litigation

Recent Canadian and international trends point to signs of an increasingly litigious mining industry and an increased risk of liability exposure for mining companies, officers and directors. Over the last several months,...more

3/4/2013 - CFPOA Class Action Environmental Assessment Certificates Human Rights Mining

Class Actions: New Decisions Send a Strong Warning to Class Counsel on Fee Premiums

In two significant rulings in Ontario, the Courts have sent a strong signal to plaintiff class action firms that they will not be entitled to claim a fee premium following a successful settlement unless they can demonstrate...more

2/18/2013 - Attorney's Fees Class Action Settlement

Ontario Court Makes Rare Decision in Common Issues Class Action Trial

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released its decision in the common issues class action trial of Ramdath v. George Brown College, 2012 ONSC 6173. This is one of the very few rulings on the merits of a class...more

11/26/2012

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