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This action relates to the termination of Shaw Canada employees on August 31, 2012 as a result of the bankruptcies of Shaw Canada L.P.,  Stone & Webster Canada Holding One (N.S.), ULC (“SWC1”) and Stone & Webster Canada Holding Two, Inc. (“SWC2”). We act for the terminated employees. Our clients allege that The Shaw Group

This class proceeding concerns the use and allocation of pension surplus from the CBC Pension Plan (the “Plan”). This action alleges that CBC breached the terms of a Surplus Allocation Agreement with Plan members, pursuant to which surplus in the Plan was historically apportioned between CBC, active employees and CBC Pensioners. The action seeks orders

The National Trust Pension Surplus Member Group (the “Member Group”) is an association of current and former employees and retirees of the National Trust Company (“National Trust”). We are members and former members of the Scotiabank Pension Plan for Former Employees of National Trust Company (the “Plan”). The National Trust Pension Surplus Member Group Committee

This class proceeding concerns the improper use of surplus funds in a pension plan to pay for administrative expenses and employer contributions to a related defined benefit plan. The claim alleges that the Hudson’s Bay Company Limited (“HBC”), Royal Trust Corporation and Investors Group Trust Co. Ltd. unlawfully diverted surplus assets of the Simpsons Limited

Koskie Minsky LLP has been retained to represent former members and their beneficiaries in respect of a proposed distribution of surplus from the Toronto District School Board Business and Support Employees Paid-up Pension Plan (the “Plan”). In February of 2005, Koskie Minsky LLP, on behalf of former Plan members, commenced negotiations with the Toronto District

This website has been developed for the exclusive use of non-unionized employees and non-unionized former employees of the Ontario Hospital Association (“OHA”) or a participating employer member as of December 29, 1997. This proposed class proceeding concerns the approval of an agreement to distribute demutualization proceeds to current and former employees of the OHA and

During November of 2006, certain members of the Sunnybrook Superannuation Plan (the “Plan”) were approached by the Plan Sponsor, Sunnybrook Hospital (“Sunnybrook”) regarding a possible sharing of surplus in the Plan between Sunnybrook and Plan members. A committee, named the Sunnybrook Superannuation Plan Surplus Sharing Committee (the “Committee”) was created with a view to negotiating

Koskie Minsky LLP developed this website for the exclusive use of members and former members of the Commercial Union Staff Pension Plan (“the Plan”) who were affected by the partial wind-up of the Plan effective 1999. Subsequent to the declaration of the partial wind-up of the Plan, certain former members of the Plan retained Koskie

This class proceeding concerns the improper management of pension funds and their investments. In 2002, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario issued an internal report that raised serious questions about the Participating Co-operatives of Ontario Trusteed Pension Plan’s (the “Plan”) lack of operational policies and procedures in the area of investment policies and practices, particularly