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Invasion of Privacy Class Action Canada

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Ontario Divisional Court Overturns Certification of Intrusion Upon Seclusion Claim in Data Breach Class Action

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In Stewart v. Demme, the Ontario Divisional Court (the “Court”) overturned the certification of an intrusion upon seclusion claim in a data breach class action against a hospital, where a nurse used patient health records to...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Refus d’autorisation d’une action collective pour atteinte à la vie privée en l’absence de faits criants demandant réparation

Le 24 mars 2022, la Cour divisionnaire de l’Ontario (la « Cour divisionnaire ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Stewart v. Demme, 2022 ONSC 1790 (l’« affaire Stewart ») en refusant d’autoriser la demande d'action...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ontario Divisional Court Overturns Certification of a Privacy Class Action that Did Not “Cry Out for a Remedy”

On March 24, 2022, in Stewart v. Demme, 2022 ONSC 1790 (Stewart), the Ontario Divisional Court (Court) overturned the certification of an intrusion upon seclusion claim in a proposed class proceeding. It is a further example...more

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Potential Privacy Breach Results in the Conditional Certification of a Class Action

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On July 27, 2015, the Federal Court conditionally certified a class action with respect to an alleged privacy breach arising from the federal government’s administration of the Marihuana Medical Access Program (the Program)....more

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Federal Court of Appeal Expands Scope of Privacy Class Action

The Federal Court of Appeal recently allowed an appeal expanding the scope of a certified privacy class action relating to the loss of personal data of Canada Student Loans recipients. The case, Condon v. Canada (Condon), had...more

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Stolen Customer Data Results in Ontario's First Certified Privacy Class Action

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Businesses that collect personal information have an added incentive to monitor employees handling customer data – Ontario's first class action arising from the new tort of "intrusion upon seclusion" was certified last week....more

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