Ontario case on product liability shows the immense scope of a class action trial *

Canada - July 5 2012
In a highly anticipated decision released on June 26, 2012, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled in favour of the defendants in Andersen v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., Ontario’s first medical product liability class action trial.

Co-authors: Patrick D. Flaherty , James Gotowiec.

Product liability litigation: bar raised for class action certification? *

Canada - May 10 2012
In a decision released May 7, 2012, Justice Caroline Horkins of the Superior Court of Ontario has refused to certify a proposed class proceeding in a pharmaceutical product liability claim (Martin et al. v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals PLC et al.).

Co-authors: Patrick D. Flaherty .

Ontario court denies certification of overtime eligibility class action *

Canada - May 7 2012
On April 27, 2012, Justice G.R. Strathy of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice denied the plaintiffs’ motion for certification in the most recent proposed overtime class action to be considered for certification by that Court, Brown v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and CIBC World Markets Inc.

Co-authors: Sarah E. Whitmore , Linda M. Plumpton, Stuart Svonkin .

Ontario court affirms decision denying certification in CIBC overtime action *

Canada - September 17 2010
On September 10, 2010, the Ontario Divisional Court upheld the denial of class action certification in Fresco v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Co-authors: Linda M. Plumpton, Stuart Svonkin .