Notices of Class Action
Notices related to class action lawsuits seeking consumer redress.
Supreme Court Rules Against Distant, Expensive Arbitration
Canada’s highest court ruled that costly, distant arbitration processes found in contracts may not be valid if there is an inequality of bargaining power between the two parties, a decision with wide implications for persons bound by contracts found to take one-sided...
Council Argues for Consumers’ Access to Class Action
Consumers Council of Canada presented to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Justice Committee on June 10 to represent consumers in the debate over Ontario’s proposed changes to class action legislation. Ontario’s government introduced Bill 161 in early December. That...
Ontario’s Class Action Law Changes Under Fire
Proposed Ontario changes to class action laws are facing criticism that they follow U.S. laws too closely, and unfairly favour defendant interests at the expense of groups of consumers. The Ontario government introduced Bill 161 in early December. That bill included...
Distribution of Settlement Funds – TD Coin Counting Class Action
Did you use a TD Coin Counting Machine between January 1, 2013 and May 25, 2016? If so, apply now to receive money from the class action settlement. THE CLASS ACTION A class action was commenced in Ontario on behalf of residents of Canada who used coin counting...
Did You Use a TD Coin Counting Machine Between January 1, 2013 and May 25, 2016?
If so, you might be affected by a class action settlement. THE CLASS ACTION A class action was commenced in Ontario on behalf of residents of Canada who used coin counting machines at The Toronto Dominion Bank (“TD Bank”) alleging that the machines did not properly...