Death of environmental class actions post-Inco – well, maybe not quite yet… *

Canada - December 21 2012
Last year BLG's Environmental Law Cross-Country Check-Up discussed the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Smith v. Inco, which dismissed the plaintiff's…

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Canada’s Supreme Court to define “adverse effect” and “contaminant” in important environmental case *

Canada - December 21 2012
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has set May 17, 2013 to hear an appeal from the Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Ontario (Environment) v. Castonguay…

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Smart meter announcement prompts human rights complaint *

Canada - November 29 2012
British Columbia (BC) Hydro’s announcement that it is installing wireless smart meters across the Province under a statutory mandate has given rise to an unusual human rights complaint, and a novel “class action” procedural development.

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Sydney Tar Ponds: remediation & medical monitoring class action certified *

Canada - June 6 2012
Some environmental disputes may be efficiently resolved using class actions.

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Inco: Supreme Court of Canada to consider hearing nickel emissions case *

Canada - January 20 2012
An application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) has been filed in the Inco case by Port Colborne, Ontario property owners.

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