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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Soccer fans in the U.S. are suing StubHub, accusing the resale platform of failing to deliver …
Read More »Google ordered to pay $425 million US for privacy violations in class-action case
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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