Cases

British Columbia Solitary Confinement Class Action

Koskie Minsky LLP and McEwan Partners have commenced a class 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 statement of Claim is issued on November 26th 2018 alleges, among other things, that British

Business Interruption Insurance Class Action

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 Plaintiffs further allege that the insurance industry has

Canadian Armed Forces Female Victims of Sexual Assault and Harassment and Gender-Based Discrimination in the Military

May 25, 2020

This class action alleges that the Canadian Armed Forces is poisoned by a discriminatory and sexualized culture that condones and encourages sexual assault, sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination towards women. As a result, sexual assault, sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination against women are pervasive in the Canadian Armed Forces. The

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

May 25, 2020

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

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

Canadian Forces Delayed Pension Class Action

November 12, 2019

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

CHL Hockey Abuse Class Action

June 18, 2020

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,

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

Coerced Sterilization of Indigenous Women Class Action

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

CPRI Class Action

April 30, 2020

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