Cases

Canadian Armed Forces Male Victims of Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Military

February 23, 2018

This class action alleges that the Canadian Armed Forces creates and maintains a culture that facilitates and condones sexual assault and sexual harassment of its male members. As a result, there is a very high  frequency of sexual assault and harassment against men in the Canadian Armed Forces. The plaintiff

Canadian Armed Forces Victims of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in the Military

June 20, 2018

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

Canadian Forces Delayed Pension Class Action

February 28, 2018

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

Co-op Atlantic

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

CPRI Class Action

July 11, 2018

In February 2016, Koskie Minsky LLP commenced this class action on behalf of representative plaintiff, James Templin, against the Province of Ontario in respect of the Child and Parent Resource Institute (“CPRI”) in London, Ontario. CPRI was a “Schedule 1” facility under the Developmental Services Act that housed persons labelled

Crown Ward Class Action (Children who suffered abuse before and while they were Crown wards, including in foster care and foster homes, and while in the care of the Children’s Aid Society (“CAS”)).

June 26, 2018

This class action claims that the Ontario government systematically failed to take all necessary steps to protect the legal rights and claims of children in its care. In Ontario, a child may be removed from the care of his or her parents and put into the care of the Province

Danier Leather Inc.

September 19, 2017

On March 21, 2016, Danier Leather Inc. (“Danier”) made a voluntary assignment into bankruptcy. KSV Kofman Inc. is the Trustee in Bankruptcy. A receivership is proceeding concurrently with the bankruptcy. On May 18, 2016, by Order of Justice Conway, Koskie Minsky LLP was appointed as Representative Counsel to represent the

Developmental Services Waitlist Class Action

September 14, 2018

Koskie Minsky LLP has commenced this class proceeding against the Province of Ontario in respect of the lengthy waitlists for developmental services in Ontario. The statement of claim alleges that the issue of waitlists for desperately needed services has been a repeatedly identified issue for years, which Ontario has continued

DNA Retention Class Action

Koskie Minsky LLP has commenced a class action against the Government of Ontario for unlawfully retaining DNA test results of innocent citizens. The claim alleges that the Government of Ontario operated and managed the Ontario Centre of Forensic Sciences which analyzes hundreds of bodily samples a year, extracting DNA, and

Estabrooks Abuse Class Action

August 30, 2018

Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto, with McKiggan Hebert Lawyers in Halifax, have commenced a class action against the City of Saint John on behalf of individuals who allege that they suffered injury, loss or damage as a result of being sexually abused by Kenneth Estabrooks in the City of Saint