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Cases is designed to keep our clients informed as to the current status of their case.
Active
August 31, 2021
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, except those
December 1, 2021
This class action alleges sexual harassment, sexual assault or discrimination based on sex, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation (“Sexual Misconduct”) in connection with their military service and/or employment with the Department of National Defence (“DND”) and/or Staff of the Non-Public Funds, Canadian Forces (“SNPF”). A Settlement Agreement has been
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
April 29, 2021
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
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
January 7, 2022
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 teenage players playing in these leagues. The claim alleges widespread and ritualized hazing, racism, homophobia,
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
Koskie Minsky has commenced a class action on behalf of all Indigenous women who underwent a sterilization procedure (tubal ligation) without proper or informed consent. If you are an Indigenous woman and you underwent a sterilization procedure in Alberta or British Columbia, please contact Koskie Minsky LLP: coercedsterilizationclassaction@kmlaw.ca
Institutional Abuse Active
November 30, 2021
We are pleased to announce that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the proposed settlement agreement in this class action. A copy of Justice Belobaba’s decision regarding the settlement is available here. The period to make a claim for compensation under the settlement is now open and will run
Automotive
January 19, 2022
January 18, 2022
