Class actions
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Monday’s Medley – Issue 03
Each Monday I will provide a potpourri of Quebec (and Canadian) legal developments. Issue 03 takes a brief look at a Quebec Appeal Court ruling that will delight discount brokers while nettle consumers, Quebec’s latest effort to impose a nationalist culture, and decision that examines the notion of social profiling. Continue reading
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Quebec appeals ruling that held taxi permit holders were victims of disguised expropriation
A ruling that ordered Quebec to pay more than $143 million, plus interest, to compensate thousands of former taxi permit holders has been appealed both by the provincial government and class members. Continue reading
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Class actions over COVID-19 certified against Google and Facebook
Two separate but related class actions were recently certified by Quebec Superior Court against tech behemoths Google and Meta for allegedly breaching Quebecers’ freedom of expression by censoring or making content directly or indirectly related to COVID-19 unaccessible. Continue reading
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Montreal lawyer disqualified as representative counsel in proposed cryptocurrency class action
A Montreal lawyer was disqualified as representative counsel in proposed cryptocurrency class action. Continue reading
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Class action motion judges facing pushback from Quebec Appeal Court
The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned no less than eight lower court decisions over the past year that denied class action certification, signaling a possible discord that shows little sign of abating between motion judges more likely to cast a critical eye and the higher court intent on strictly adhering to case law and… Continue reading
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Plaintiff class action legal fees under the microscope
A $28-million settlement reached with a Catholic religious order in a sexual abuse class action was rejected by Quebec Superior Court because of the high legal fees associated with the agreement, the second Quebec class action settlement in the past month whose legal fees have been the subject of a critical assessment. Continue reading
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Justiciability a major hurdle for climate change lawsuits, assert legal experts
A proposed climate change class action suit by a Montreal environment group against the federal government was denied certification, the latest in a series of climate change litigation cases that have been thwarted. Continue reading
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Racial profiling cases winding its way through Quebec courts
A man issued a ticket for accusing a police officer of being a racist was acquitted, the latest in a series of cases dealing with racial profiling that wound its way through Quebec courts. Continue reading
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Judge denies class action certification over Equifax data breach
A class action suit that sought compensatory and punitive damages against credit-reporting company Equifax Inc. following a massive global data breach that affected more than 143 million people worldwide, including 19,000 Canadians, was refused certification after Quebec Superior Court held that Quebec law does not recognize compensatory damages for data breaches. Continue reading
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Telus overcharged clients who were billed early cancellation fees, rules Quebec appeal court
Telus became the third Canadian telecommunication giant ordered to pay clients who paid excessive cancellation fees after the Quebec Court of Appeal partially overturned a lower court decision that dismissed the class action. Continue reading