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Correctional Cases Active
August 12, 2022
Koskie Minsky LLP and McEwan Partners are Class Counsel in a class action against the Province of British Columbia alleging human rights violations relating to the over-use of solitary confinement in British Columbia prisons. The Amended Notice of Civil Claim issued on February 1, 2019 alleges, among other things, that British
Active
July 3, 2024
Koskie Minsky and the Merchant Law Group have commenced a proposed national class proceeding alleging that Canadian insurance companies have breached their contracts with business owners, and other duties, by refusing to pay for business interruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The certified “Class” includes all individuals and businesses, in
August 12, 2019
Between the 1950s and the 1990s, the Canadian government engaged in a systematic campaign to identify, harass, and purge lesbians, gay men, and those suspected of being gay from the Canadian Armed Forces and public service. This campaign and its severe, detrimental impact on lesbians and gay men in the
January 7, 2023
November 21, 2023: Update on Late Claims Administration The final deadline to submit a late claim in the CAF-DND Sexual Misconduct Class Action passed on February 6, 2023. The Administrator received a large number of late claims and is processing them as fast as possible. If you submitted a late
August 4, 2023
This class action concerns delays in the processing of immediate pension entitlements owed to veterans who are discharged from the Canadian Armed Forces. The class action is against the Attorney General of Canada and alleges, among other things, that Canada has engaged in chronic, excessive and unreasonable delay in the
Executive Summary The Ontario Superior Court denied an application by Cisco Systems Inc. (“Cisco“) to enforce a letter rogatory from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Letter Rogatory“), seeking production of documents and oral evidence from N. Harris Computer Corporation (“Harris“), a non-party to
December 14, 2022
Koskie Minsky LLP and McKiggan Hebert Lawyers have filed a class action against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth on behalf of persons who allege they were sexually abused by priests from the Archdiocese from 1960 to date. The class action, on behalf of sexual abuse survivors, claims that the
September 19, 2024
Koskie Minsky LLP is prosecuting a class proceeding against the Canadian Hockey League, the Ontario Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, and their teams for systemic abuse suffered by young players playing in these leagues. The claim alleges widespread and ritualized hazing, racism, homophobia,
November 21, 2022
This class action concerns CIBC’s practice of charging multiple NSF fees on a single attempted transaction. It is alleged that CIBC makes these duplicative charges when online vendors attempt to reprocess a single transaction. It is further alleged that this is a violation of CIBC’s contract with its customers and
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Active
On June 25, 2015, Co-op Atlantic, Co-op Energy Ltd., and C A Realty Ltd . (“Co-op Atlantic”) were granted protection from their creditors under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (“CCAA”) pursuant to an Order of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick. The Co-op Atlantic Employees’ Pension Plan is
Product Liability
October 28, 2024
