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A U.S. federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet’s Google must pay $425 million US for invading users’ privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account. The verdict comes after a trial in the Federal Court in …
Read More »B.C. court certifies Canada-wide class-action suit against McKinsey for alleged opioid promotion
The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a Canada-wide class-action lawsuit against consultancy firm McKinsey & Company as part of ongoing legal efforts by the province to recover health-care costs relating to the toxic drug crisis. In a judgment posted Friday, the province alleges the company advised opioid manufacturers and helped design …
Read More »‘Wide-spread negligence’: Ontario college targeted in $10M class-action lawsuit
Hundreds of current and former students enrolled in Fanshawe College’s paralegal program are suing the school for “wide-spread negligence and misrepresentation.” A proposed class-action lawsuit for more than $10 million has been launched in the Superior Court of Justice, naming Ontario’s Fanshawe College and its board of governors. The claim …
Read More »Plant-based milk recall: Class-action lawsuits filed over Listeria outbreak
Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of plant-based milks recalled in Canada over potential Listeria contamination that has left two people dead. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the nationwide recall on July 8 for 18 beverages under the Silk and Great Value brands, manufactured by Danone Inc. and …
Read More »Cold-FX hit with class-action lawsuit claiming false advertisement – National
The companies behind the over-the-counter product Cold-FX are being hit with a class-action lawsuit that claims they made misleading advertising statements about its effectiveness. The lawsuit was filed by Toronto-based Tyr LLP and has been certified by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the law firm said in a statement …
Read More »Proposed class-action suit alleges abuse at hands of Quebec youth protection services – Montreal
A team of lawyers representing Inuit children and their families in Nunavik and Indigenous children not living on reserves in Quebec are seeking to launch a class-action lawsuit against the provincial and federal governments over discrimination they claim was suffered related to the director of youth protection services and other …
Read More »Victim’s father files application for $22 million class-action lawsuit after Old Montreal fire
The father of one of the victims of the Old Montreal filed an application on Friday for the authorization of a $22 million class-action lawsuit against, among others, the building’s owner and Airbnb. Randy Sears, the father of Nathan Sears, a 35-year-old man who died in the March 16 fire …
Read More »Proposed class-action lawsuit targets Ottawa over prison practice set to become illegal
A proposed class-action lawsuit recently filed in Nova Scotia could see some former inmates seeking compensation for a prison practice that’s been performed on federal prisoners for years, but which will soon be illegal in Canada. The practice is called “dry celling.” It is a type of confinement that critics have described …
Read More »Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with in-game currency
Enlarge / What… what are you doing with that hammer? Video game loot boxes View more stories Epic is set to settle a class-action lawsuit over its use of randomized loot boxes in Fortnite‘s “Save the World” mode by paying affected players with in-game currency. Rocket League players who previously purchased …
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