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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Legal Trends: Class Action Dismissals Increase Under Quebec’s Consumer Protection Act

Following recent rulings in prominent cases such as Union des consommateurs v. Air Canada (Air Canada), Fortin v. Mazda Canada Inc. (Mazda) and Martel v. Kia Canada Inc., the Superior Court of Quebec (QSC) dismissed yet...more

Cozen O'Connor

DC AG Racine Fines Instacart Over Allegedly Misleading Consumers About Fees

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District of Columbia AG Karl Racine settled a lawsuit with online delivery service Instacart to resolve allegations that Instacart misled customers in the District regarding service fees and failed to remit taxes on those...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Defendant files answer brief, trade groups file amicus brief in Montana lawsuit challenging healthcare provider’s use of prepaid...

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Last week, the defendant filed its answer brief in Bratton v. Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, Inc., an appeal now pending before the Montana Supreme Court involving a challenge to the defendant’s use of...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Legality of Upfront Tenant Fees

A recent Massachusetts federal district court case has placed a significant limitation on the type of upfront fees that landlords may charge tenants. On August 26, 2014, Judge Rya Zobel ruled that Equity Residential, a...more

Bennett Jones LLP

SCC Weighs-In on Consumer Protection Remedies in Quebec Class Actions

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On September 19, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released a trilogy of decisions examining the standing of representative plaintiffs and the availability of consumer protection legislation in the class action context....more

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