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General Motors – Intake Manifold Gasket
January 10, 2014
This class action involved a nationwide claim against General Motors alleging that the defendants manufactured, in the 1995-2004 model years, motor vehicles with a defective intake manifold gasket (IMG). The IMG regulates the flow of air and fuel into the cylinder. The allegation is that the IMG degraded prematurely, as a result of the plastic
The Shaw Group Inc. Class Action
September 11, 2013
This action relates to the termination of Shaw Canada employees on August 31, 2012 as a result of the bankruptcies of Shaw Canada L.P., Stone & Webster Canada Holding One (N.S.), ULC (“SWC1”) and Stone & Webster Canada Holding Two, Inc. (“SWC2”). We act for the terminated employees. Our clients allege that The Shaw Group
Atlantic Power Corporation
April 2, 2013
This is a shareholder class action that alleges, among other things, Atlantic Power Corporation and certain of the company’s senior officers failed to disclose adverse information about the re-contracting progress of long-term power purchase agreements, failed to disclose the company’s declining profitability, misrepresented the sustainability of the company’s cash available for distribution and misrepresented the
Kinross Gold Corporation
March 16, 2012
This shareholder class action was commenced on March 12, 2012. It concerns allegations that the public filings of Kinross Gold Corporation contained false and misleading statements about Kinross’s Tasiast mine in West Africa. The plaintiffs allege that Kinross made a number of positive statements regarding the Tasiast mine from February 16, 2011 and leading up
General Motors of Canada Limited and Abrams et al.
July 6, 2011
In 2009, the auto sector in North America experienced the most severe crisis in its history. GM filed for insolvency protection in the U.S., and was poised to file in Canada as well. A major issue in the Canadian restructuring of GMCL was the treatment of post-retirement health care benefits for over 30,000 Canadian retirees
Chrysler Canada Inc. v Gatens et al.
July 6, 2011
In 2009, the auto sector in North America experienced the most severe crisis in its history. Chrysler filed for insolvency protection in the U.S., and was poised to file in Canada as well. A major issue in the Canadian restructuring of CCI was the treatment of post-retirement health care benefits for over 10,000 Canadian retirees