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Class Action Liability Appellate Courts

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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A Product Cannot Damage Itself: Ontario Court of Appeal Sets Aside Certification of Motor Vehicle Engine Class Action

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Damage to a product resulting from a defect within the product constitutes presumptively unrecoverable pure economic loss. That is the conclusion of the Ontario Court of Appeal in North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, 2025...more

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Court Hits “Pause” On Chipotle Order. Will The Supreme Court Change The Recipe?

Back in April, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion that appears to make it much easier for collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act to proceed to trial. Last week, the court hit the...more

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