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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.
Stikeman Elliott LLP

Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.: Court of Appeal Confirms No Compensation for Risk “In the Air”

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In Palmer v. Teva Canada Limited, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the lower court’s decision to deny certification of a proposed product liability class action seeking damages for the alleged increased risk of being...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Medical and Life Sciences: Year in Review 2022

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From pharmaceuticals to toothpaste, preemption to public health, New York state and federal courts issued decisions in 2022 that further shaped the landscape in the medical and life sciences legal world. To prepare the best...more

Smart & Biggar

B.C. Supreme Court declines to strike Province’s class action claims to recover healthcare costs and damages related to opioid...

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In August 2018, the Province of British Columbia (Province) commenced a class action on behalf of itself and other provincial and federal governments against approximately 50 pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, and...more

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California Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Securities Class Action Arising from Uber’s IPO

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California Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Securities Class Action Arising from Uber’s IPO; S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Ponzi Scheme Action Against HSBC Hong Kong for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction; Delaware Court of Chancery...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Association Alone Does Not Equal Causation in Product Liability Cases

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Class Action Case Update: Justice Perell's recent decision in Wise v Abbott Laboratories, Limited, 2016 ONSC 7275 addressed a number of key areas of interest for the class action bar....more

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The Class Action Chronicle - Spring 2014

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This is the third edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings...more

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