On October 23, 2019, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Certified this Action as a Class Action. A Notice Plan with details of the Notice of Certification was approved by the Court on December 10, 2021. Full details about the Action, the rights and options of class members, the lawyers representing you, the steps in…
The Appellant brought a motion to the Ontario Court of Appeal seeking an extension of time to appeal an Order declaring her a vexatious litigant. The Court, in dismissing the Appellant’s motion, reiterated the elements of the applicable test, and relied on the overarching principle of whether the “justice of the case” required the granting…
Further to our post of June 23, 2021, the settlement administration process for the 260 Wellesley St. E. matter has now begun. The settlement is being administered by RicePoint Administrators inc. The website where all of the information can be found and claims can be submitted can be found here: https://260wellesleysettlement.com/ You may file your claim by…
On Monday, June, 21, 2021, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved the proposed settlement of the 260 Wellesley Street East Class Action as detailed below. Please see the attached Order of Justice Belobaba dated June 21, 2021. Further updates regarding how to make a claim will follow. Please check the website regularly.
While not admitting liability for the claims advanced under this Class Action, the owners, landlords and agents of 260 Wellesley Street East (together, the “Defendants”) have agreed to a proposed settlement of this Class Action that will provide compensation to eligible persons who on January 22, 2019 were tenants at 260 Wellesley (the “Building”) or were present in the Building on January 22, 2019 (the “Class Members”). This proposed settlement is conditional on approval of the Court.
This is a costs decision. It is an exceptional case. It is exceptional for three reasons. First, it is a request for costs in a carriage motion, i.e., a motion to determine which of two rival consortia of law firms shall have carriage of a class action under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992.1 The rule…
On July 29, 2019, it was disclosed to the public that the information technology systems of Capital One Financial Corporation, Capital One, N.A., Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., and Capital One Services (Canada) Inc., (collectively “Capital One”) had been hacked and personal information had been misappropriated. The data had been stored on computer servers owned…
This proposed class action stems from notices of a data breach received by approximately 500 million people who stayed at Marriott-affiliated hotels or were members of the Starwood Preferred Guest program. The fact of the breach became public on November 30, 2018 but may have originated in 2014. Marriott alleges that they became aware of…
On May 18, 2010 in St. Catharines, Ontario, a Review Tribunal heard an appeal under subsection 82 (1) of the Canada Pension Plan between: Stephane Hebertandthe Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development The appeal was heard before the following three panel members: Lawrence Kroeker Paul Gilmore Ruth Matthews
Proposed Class Counsel in two proposed national class actions commenced in Ontario bring a carriage motion.