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Raising the “Low Bar”: Plaintiffs Seek New Strategies to Prove Common Issues for Certification

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A plaintiff’s obligation to establish “some basis in fact” for a common issue is acknowledged as a low bar. Several Canadian appellate courts have, however, confirmed a “two-step test” as the standard analytical framework....more

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BC Court Declines to Certify Overdose Prevention Class Action After Finding No Basis in Fact for Causation

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A recent decision from the Supreme Court of British Columbia underscores the Court’s cautious approach to certifying class actions in nuisance cases, particularly when the alleged harm arises from varied and diffuse conduct....more

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Un tribunal canadien radie un rapport d’expert et refuse d’autoriser une action collective contre des sociétés pharmaceutiques

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L’Institut canadien d’information juridique a publié récemment une décision clé en matière d’action collective qui est passée sous le radar. Dans l’affaire Graham et al v. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited et al. (l’« affaire Graham...more

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Canadian Court Strikes Plaintiffs’ Expert Evidence, Denies Certification of Pharmaceutical Class Act

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The Canadian Legal Information Institute recently published an overlooked but important class action decision of the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench (Court) in Graham et al. v. Hoffmann-La Roche Limited et al. (Graham)....more

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Looking Forward Class Actions in 2019

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For the last six years, the Bennett Jones Class Actions Practice Group has published an annual year-in-review: our attempt to recap some highlights in class action litigation over the last year and make some soft predictions...more

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Court Refuses to Certify Canadian Price-Fixing Case

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For many years, it was next to impossible to certify a price-fixing class action in Canada. Today, certification is so common that refusals to certify are the rare exception. Ewert v Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, 2017 BCSC...more

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Québec Court of Appeal Confirms Wide and Liberal Approach to Class Action Authorization

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On October 31, 2017, the Québec Court of Appeal released its decision in Asselin c. Desjardins Cabinet de services financiers inc., 2017 QCCA 1673. The Court of Appeal overturned the lower court’s decision refusing...more

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