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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.
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Who Should Pay? Ontario Court of Appeal Provides Needed Guidance on Allocation of Defence Costs Among Insurers for Class Actions...

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In Loblaw Companies Limited v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ONCA 145, the Ontario Court of Appeal, among other things, overturned the lower court’s finding that insureds were entitled to seek 100% of...more

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Expect Focus - Volume III, September 2023

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Regulators Hit Jackpot: Off-Channel Communications - Several years before announcing the first “off-channel” communications enforcement action, the SEC and FINRA cautioned broker-dealers and investment advisers about...more

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Auto Insurance Total Loss Class Action: Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification

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Numerous class action suits have been filed against auto insurers regarding the valuation of vehicles that are total losses. These cases typically allege that insurers are undervaluing vehicles in some common way or in...more

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Life Industry Class Action Trends in the First Half of 2020

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The first half of 2020 saw an uptick in the filing of class action lawsuits against life insurance companies. Life insurance companies have continued to be the target of putative class actions in California challenging...more

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2019 Year-End Class Action Roundup

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Life insurers bid farewell to a fairly moderate year of class action litigation. Although several class actions were filed against life insurers in the last quarter of 2019, the filings were reflective of the litigation...more

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The Risk and Reward of Life Insurance

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No Recovery for Paying Premiums in Excess of Policy Face Amount - Since we last reported on Goostree v. Liberty National Life Insurance Co. in the October 2019 issue of Expect Focus — Life, Annuity, and Retirement Solutions,...more

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