Le 30 avril 2024, la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique a confirmé, dans l’arrêt MM Fund v. Excelsior Mining Corp., que seuls les résidents de la province peuvent entreprendre des actions collectives en vertu de la loi...more
On April 30, 2024, the British Columbia Court of Appeal confirmed in MM Fund v. Excelsior Mining Corp. that only residents of B.C. may commence class actions under the provincial Class Proceedings Act (CPA), with the effect...more
Mass torts are on the rise in Ontario, thanks to certification challenges, carriage fights and the influence of plaintiffs’ counsel. But not all provinces are experiencing the same trend. In this episode of our podcast,...more
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Recently, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 21, 2018 Class Proceedings Amendment Act, to amend the Class Proceedings Act, R.S.B.C. 1996 (amended CPA). The bill received third reading on...more
The British Columbia Supreme Court (Court) recently dismissed the plaintiff’s application for class certification in Ewert v. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (Ewert), holding that certification is not simply a “file, smile and...more
The British Columbia Supreme Court recently dismissed an application for certification of a class action regarding the cold and flu product Cold-Fx in Harrison v. Afexa Life Sciences Inc. (Harrison). The plaintiff alleged...more
Last week, the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissed five class action certification applications in Unlu v. Air Canada (Unlu), which were brought against airlines regarding the manner in which fuel surcharges are...more
8/26/2015
/ Airlines ,
BPCPA ,
Burden of Proof ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Damages ,
Fuel Surcharges ,
Pleadings ,
Remedies ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The British Columbia Court of Appeal recently overturned the certification of a class action against Facebook Inc. in relation to alleged breaches of B.C.’s Privacy Act, involving unauthorized commercial use of users’ names...more
On June 3, 2015, in Marshall v. United Furniture Warehouse Limited Partnership (Marshall), the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed the plaintiffs’ appeal from the application judge’s denial of certification of a proposed class...more
6/10/2015
/ Appeals ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commonality ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Contests & Promotions ,
False Advertising ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 22, 2015, the British Columbia Court of Appeal set aside certification of a class action against Apotex Inc. and Abbott Laboratories Ltd. in Charlton v. Abbott Laboratories Ltd. (Charlton), in which the plaintiffs...more