Quebec Consumer Protection Act
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Quebec strengthens Consumer Protection Act
Quebec consumers will benefit from greater protections following the enactment of two related regulations that introduced a new regime of administrative monetary penalties and increased fines for non-compliance of the Consumer Protection Act. Continue reading
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Quebec Consumer Protection Act does not apply to sale of prescription drugs, rules appeal court
In a resounding victory for the pharmaceutical industry, the Quebec Court of Appeal held that the province’s consumer protection law does not apply to the sale of prescription drugs, jettisoning a legal avenue a growing number of class action plaintiffs were using to sue the industry. Continue reading
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Bell Canada facing yet another class action
Barely a week after Bell Canada’s wireless provider was compelled to pay $1.6 million to some 76,000 clients who paid excessive cancellation fees after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear its appeal, the telecommunication giant now faces another potentially costly legal battle after Quebec Superior Court authorized a class action over fee increases… Continue reading
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Appeal court authorizes class action against Mazda
A class action against an automobile manufacturer that was dismissed by a lower court was partially overturned by the Quebec Court of Appeal after it held that Mazda Canada Inc. failed to disclose “important information” to consumers in a timely manner. Continue reading