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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Class Action Landscape 2025: Mid-Year Trends and Developments

Over the past decade, changes in legislation, case law, and industry practices have driven a sharp increase in opt-out collective proceedings before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”). We have also seen the English...more

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Court of Appeal Upholds CAT Judgment in dismissing BT Landline Pricing Class Action

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On 1 August 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down its landmark judgment in Le Patourel v BT1 refusing the class representative permission to appeal the Competition Appeal Tribunal's ("CAT") dismissal of the opt-out class...more

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Class Actions: Looking Forward 2024

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In our 2024 edition of Looking Forward, we review notable class action developments from the past year and consider what recent trends in the law might tell us about what to expect in the years ahead....more

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Difederico v. Amazon.com Inc.: Federal Court Finds Proposed Class Action has no Prospect of Success

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In Difederico v. Amazon.com, 2023 FC 1156, the Federal Court refused to certify a proposed class action involving allegations that a collection of Amazon entities (“Amazon”) had breached sections 45 and 46 of the Competition...more

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Jensen v. Samsung: Federal Court of Appeal Confirms Evidentiary Requirement More Than “Mere Formality”

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In Jensen v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2023 FCA 89, the Federal Court of Appeal (the “Court”) upheld the lower court’s refusal to certify a proposed class action involving allegations that the defendants had breached...more

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Ontario Court Dismisses Certified False Advertising Class Action

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In Rebuck v. Ford Motor Company, 2022 ONSC 2396 (Rebuck), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a certified class action on its merits by way of summary judgment. The claim sought $1.5 billion in damages on behalf...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Competition Class Actions: The New Normal?

Competition class actions, an increasingly frequent occurrence, involve an alleged violation of the Competition Act’s criminal provisions related to conspiracies to fix prices, restrict output, allocate markets or practise...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Cartel Conduct: Courts Reject Conspiracy Claims in Proposed Class Actions

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Recent decisions from the British Columbia Supreme Court in Latifi v. The TDL Group Corp., 2021 BCSC 2183 and the Federal Court of Canada in Jensen v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., 2021 FC 1185 involved proposed class action...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Des tribunaux fédéral et provincial refusent d’autoriser des actions collectives en matière de droit de la concurrence

Deux décisions rendues récemment, l’une par la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique (la « CSCB »), l’autre par la Cour fédérale du Canada (la « Cour fédérale »), laissent entendre que les tribunaux sont de plus en plus...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Provincial and Federal Courts Decline to Advance Competition Act Claims in Proposed Class Actions

Two decisions recently rendered by the Supreme Court of British Columbia (B.C. Court) and the Federal Court of Canada (Federal Court) suggest a growing judicial willingness to limit, or even put an end to, proposed class...more

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Federal Court approves litigation funding agreement in proposed class proceeding against generic drug manufacturers

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As previously reported, a proposed class action proceeding against over 50 generic drug manufacturers was commenced in 2020. The proposed class action alleges that the defendants conspired to “allocate the market, fix prices...more

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Proposed class action alleges generic manufacturers conspired to price-fix and allocate generic market

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On June 3, 2020, a proposed class action was commenced against over 50 generic drug manufacturers... The claim alleges that the generic drug manufacturers violated the Competition Act by conspiring to allocate the market, fix...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Procedures for Class-Action Certification

On September 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) clarified several procedural questions regarding class-action certification in the case of Pioneer v. Godfrey. This ruling, which followed a trilogy of landmark...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Court of Appeal Rules Competition Act is not a Complete Code, Discoverability Principle Applies

On August 11, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal (Court) provided guidance on the limitation period in section 36 of the Competition Act? (Act) and whether the Act removes plaintiffs’ ability to seek damages under common law...more

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Arora v. Whirlpool: The Case of Smelly Washing Machines

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Smelly washing machines were at the center of a recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal. In Arora v. Whirlpool Canada LP, the plaintiffs all bought Whirlpool front-loading washing machines. The early models of these...more

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