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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read March 21, 2022

Maple Leaf Foods saves your bacon: Alberta Court of Appeal refuses to certify claim for pure economic loss

The Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that there is no general right in tort protecting against the negligent or intentional infliction of pure economic loss in Canadian law, and that the circumstances where pure economic loss will be recoverable are limited.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Business, Finance and Accounting / class action suit, damages, Duty of care, pure economic loss Leave a Comment

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read April 2, 2014

Did bringing a class action over changes in post-retirement benefits just get easier?

On January 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released its long-anticipated decision in Vivendi Canada Inc. v. Dell’Aniello. The decision affirmed the Quebec Court of Appeal’s 2012 judgment certifying a class proceeding by retirees of Vivendi Canada (formerly Seagram) and their beneficiaries over the company’s unilateral reductions in their post-retirement health and welfare benefit coverage.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Payroll / class action suit, class certification, employment law, identical, judgment certifying a class proceeding, post-retirement benefits, post-retirement health and welfare benefit coverage, Quebec Court of Appeal, related or similar question of law or fact, retirees, Vivendi Canada Inc. v. Dell’Aniello

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 2 Minutes Read May 11, 2012

Denny’s temporary foreign workers employment standards class action suit gets certified

The British Columbia Supreme Court just certified a class action where the plaintiffs (foreign workers) allege that the employer failed to provide them with the amount of work promised, overtime pay and reimbursements for travel expenses and recruitment fees contrary to the Employment Standards Act. Also, the employees argued the employer breached the contract and its fiduciary duty, and was unjustly enriched for having the workers work without being paid. To top it off...

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Immigration / BC, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, British Columbia, cause of action, class action suit, Class Proceedings Act, common issues, Denny's, employment contract, employment law, employment standards act, Hiring foreign workers, identifiable class, overtime, recruitment fees, representative plaintiff, temporary foreign workers, unpaid wages

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