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Cannabis Consumer Class Actions: The Implicit and Indispensable Ascertainability Requirement

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In the last month, plaintiffs have filed a spate of consumer class actions against manufacturers of cannabis-based products. Specifically, plaintiffs have focused on manufacturers of CBD products, claiming the amount of CBD...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | July 2018 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Commissioner Questions Milk Standards Enforcement - At a speaking engagement, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reportedly expressed that the...more

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Canadian Court Limits Underwriters’ Liability and Susceptibility to Class Treatment

In LBP Holdings Ltd. v Hycroft Mining Corporation, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied the plaintiff’s motion to certify a class action in common law negligence and negligent misrepresentation against the...more

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No Statutory Claim? No Certification for Securities Class Action

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Last week, Justice Perell released a securities class action decision (LBP Holdings Ltd. v. Hycroft Mining Corporation, 2017 ONSC 6342 [Hycroft]) refusing to certify a common law claim for negligent misrepresentation against...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Releases Securities Class Actions Trilogy - Clarifies that the Leave Test has Teeth in Common Law...

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The Supreme Court of Canada released reasons in its highly-anticipated trilogy of securities class action cases. In Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Green, a deeply divided Court reached differing conclusions on...more

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