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Justice Glustein ordered that the Ontario Prisoner Class Action (Raymond Lapple and Jerome Campbell v. His Majesty The King In Right of Ontario – No.  CV-16-558633-00CP) be tried together with the Immigrant Detainee Class Action (Godday Dadzie and Al Zeekehmens v. His Majesty The King In Right of Ontario and The Attorney General of Canada

Justice Glustein ordered that the Ontario Prisoner Class Action (Raymond Lapple and Jerome Campbell v. His Majesty The King In Right of Ontario – No.  CV-16-558633-00CP) be tried together with the Immigrant Detainee Class Action (Godday Dadzie and Al Zeekehmens v. His Majesty The King In Right of Ontario and The Attorney General of Canada

The Plaintiffs will not be seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada and will focus on litigating the balance of the case.

As outlined below, the Plaintiff issued a Second Fresh as Amended Statement of Claim that named six additional proposed representative plaintiffs in this action, in accordance with Justice Perell’s decision on phase one of the certification motion. However, no potential representative plaintiff with claims against Hikma Labs Inc., Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, and West-Ward Columbus Inc.

The Claims Period is Now Closed The period to file a claim commenced on June 26, 2023 and closed on June 27, 2024. The Claims Administrator is processing claims and will issue its decisions in due course.

The Plaintiffs will be bringing a motion to certify the action as a class proceeding. The motion for certification is scheduled to be heard on December 17-19, 2025.

Bell Canada Pension Plan 1998 COLA Error Class Action Discontinued On September 19, 2023, the pensioners of the Bell Canada Pension Plan initiated this class proceeding to seek compensation from Bell Canada in respect of an underpayment of pension benefits resulting from a miscalculation of the cost-of-living allowance (“COLA”) increase applied to annual pensions in

The Court of Appeal for Ontario dismissed the Plaintiffs’ appeal from the decision of Justice Penny, dated June 5, 2023. The Court’s Reasons for Decision can be viewed here.

The Plaintiffs have filed their certification motion record.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently expanded the class definition to include persons whose vehicle’s water pump failed up until May 30, 2024. The former class definition only included persons whose vehicle’s water pump failed on or before the date of certification, being June 8, 2021. The current class definition is as follows: All