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Is This the End for Global Classes? Foreign Class Claimants and the Real and Substantial Connection Test

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On August 26, 2015, Justice Leitch held that the Ontario court does not have jurisdiction over foreign class members in Airia Brands Inc v Air Canada. Counsel on both sides of the class action bar should take note. For...more

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Federal Court Dismisses Putative Class Action Accusing Life Insurer Of Failing To Disclose “Shadow Insurance”

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Plaintiffs alleged that AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company violated New York insurance law prohibiting misrepresentations by insurers of their financial condition, because AXA had not disclosed “shadow transactions” in its...more

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