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Jurisdiction simpliciter: Not so simple
December 1, 2017
Airia Brands Inc. v. Air Canada, 2017 ONCA 792, is the latest class action decision to consider jurisdiction simpliciter in situations involving foreign class members. The case involved a claim of conspiracy to fix prices of air freight shipping services to and from Canada. On the matter of jurisdiction, the motion judge excluded absent foreign
Practice Area
Class Actions
Ontario Class Action Digest, January 2016
February 8, 2016
January has been a busy month for the release of class action decisions in Ontario, highlights including: three motions concerning summary judgment, including an appeal to the Ontario Court of Appeal from summary judgment on common issues (Pet Valu); two certification decisions, both granting certification; one settlement approval/fee approval motion, which was granted (Imax); and
Practice Area
Class Actions
Court Proposes “Individual Issues Litigation Plan”
November 20, 2015
On November 16, 2015, Justice Perell released his decision in Lundy v. VIA Rail Canada Inc., 2015 ONSC 7063. As indicated at the outset of the decision, “[t]his mini-sized class action is a test centre for underdeveloped but very important aspects of class action procedure under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992“. A novel aspect of
Practice Area
Class Actions
