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Australia
Carroll & O'Dea
Looks at the Judgment finding the class action waiver clause as unfair terms under ACL & potential implications moving forward.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Significant issues and trends in the next 12 months that employers would be well-advised to prepare for.
Canada
Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Kwong v iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc. illustrates the risks associated with inadequate coordination of settlements of securities class actions commenced...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
The government of British Columbia has announced its ambition to sue a wide range of companies—including social media operators, vaping product manufacturers, and makers...
Lawson Lundell LLP
On March 14, 2024, the B.C. government introduced for first reading Bill 12 – 2024, Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act.
Bennett Jones LLP
An Ontario Superior Court Judge has refused to certify a class action against the manufacturer of the handgun used to carry out the 2018 mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto.
Field LLP
The Court of Appeal (i) affirmed time-on-risk as the correct method for allocating the costs of defence between insurers when claims span many years, (ii) affirmed that insurers are not obligated...
Lavery
Quebec is a fertile ground for class actions, with over 550 active cases and between 50 to 100 applications for authorization filed each year. While 2023 marked the fifth anniversary...
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
In Pokornik v. SkipTheDishes Restaurant Services Inc, 2024 MBCA 3 (Pokornik), the Manitoba Court of Appeal held that the arbitration clause in a standard form agreement was unconscionable and unenforceable.
Strigberger Brown Armstrong LLP
In 2019 the legislature amended the SABS to confirm that the med/rehab limits are exclusive of HST. But when exactly is HST payable in accident benefits claims...
Malaysia
Juen, Jeat, Nic & Nair
On 22nd December 2022, the High Court struck out a class action suit seeking more than RM300 million against our client, a professional trustee company. Our Christopher Foo and Harish Nair acted for the client.
Netherlands
Loyens & Loeff
The judgment from the Amsterdam District Court follows from the class action lawsuit initiated by interest organization Fossielvrij against the Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM)...
Switzerland
Logan & Partners
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has reshaped the way businesses handle personal data, introducing stricter rules and giving individuals more control over their information.
UK
WTW
Reflections of the D&O market in 2023 and comparisons made with previous years. What can we expect in 2024?...
Harneys
In the recent decision in Lakatamia Shipping Company Ltd v Hsia and another (the Lakatamia Ruling), the UK Commercial Court provided helpful commentary...
United States
Mayer Brown
Class action and privacy litigator Tony Weibell moved to Mayer Brown's Palo Alto, California, office in January after spending his entire career, nearly 19 years, at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Hall Benefits Law
A federal court has preliminarily approved a $1 million settlement in a class action lawsuit between a large company and its former employees ...
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Last week, we posted about an NAD decision that provides some helpful guidance for advertisers who want to use the word ​"clean" to describe their products.
Milbank LLP
Regulatory investigations and enforcement action frequently and increasingly give rise to a broad range of civil claims for damages.
Foley & Lardner
A recent decision denying class certification in the Northern District of Illinois highlights the importance for class action defendants of challenging a named plaintiff's damages expert ...
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