Active Class Actions
Our mandates include consumer litigation on behalf of 12,000 Ontario consumers against Ontario Energy Group and Home Trust Company, a series of price-fixing cases concerning, truck cab heater units, ocean freight shipping for wheeled vehicles, electronic input components such as capacitors, resistors, small bearings and hard disk drive assemblies, and product litigation on behalf of certain Navistar truck engines among others.
Electrolytic and Film Capacitors
Electrolytic and Film Capacitors are incorporated into a wide range of electronic devices, including computers, smartphones, stereo equipment and other household and business electronics.
Ontario Energy Group
Over the course of approximately four years, a company called Ontario Energy Group is alleged to have presented Ontario consumers with misleading and unlawful contracts via door-to-door sales.
Northland Resources S.A. Securities
Northland Resources S.A. made a stunning announcement to investors: a $425 million dollar cost overrun in the development of its Kaunisvaara mine project.
Lawnmowers Horsepower Ratings Conspiracy
This class action was brought on behalf of all Canadians who purchased a lawnmower containing a gas combustible engine of 30 horsepower or less.
Parking Heaters Price Fixing
Parking Heaters are used in various types of commercial vehicles to heat the engine and cabin in lieu of idling. This proposed class action alleges that the defendants conspired to fix the price of Parking Heaters.
Navistar MaxxForce EGR Engine Product Liability
In 2010, Navistar introduced the MaxxForce EGR Engines to reduce emissions. Following the engines’ release, Navistar received complaints of mechanical issues and engine breakdowns.
Small-Sized Ball Bearings
This class action alleged that certain manufacturers engaged in an illegal cartel to fix prices of small-sized ball bearings in Canada.
CN Fuel Surcharge Tariffs
This class action claims that the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) charged certain unlawful fuel surcharge tariffs on customers who purchased CN’s rail freight shipping services.
Vehicle Carrier Services Price Fixing
Vehicle carriers transport large numbers of cars, trucks, or other automotive vehicles including agriculture and construction equipment over oceans using specialized cargo ships known as Roll On/Roll Off vessels.
Hard Disk Drive Suspension Assemblies
This class action alleges that certain manufacturers of HDD suspension assemblies engaged in an illegal cartel to fix prices of HDD suspension assemblies in Canada.
Linear Resistors
Linear resistors are small components used to regulate current in electrical circuits, and are found in most modern electronic devices. This class action alleges that certain resistors manufacturers engaged in an illegal cartel to fix prices of linear resistors in Canada.
Agromart & Sollio AG Privacy Breach
The claim alleges that hackers were able to penetrate Agromart and Sollio AG’s systems due to substandard cybersecurity systems.
Kew Media Group
This class action alleges that Kew Media Group and certain of its directors and officers made material misstatements of the company’s working capital.
Google Privacy
This action involves Google’s alleged collection of personal information from Canadians using Google services.
Flo Health, Inc.
The claim alleges that Flo collected, tracked, and sold the sensitive and valuable personal information to its customers.
Immigration Imprisonment
The claim alleges that the CBSA detains non-citizens in correctional facilities for immigration related purposes contrary to domestic and international legal rules.
Intuit TurboTax
This claim alleges that Intuit’s TurboTax income tax preparation software was negligently designed, marketed and sold in Ontario and that it contains an error that fails to properly calculate and apply the CARE tax credit for spouses or partners who file coupled income tax returns through Intuit’s TurboTax software.
LHSC Privacy Breach
This is a privacy law class action alleging that the personal health information of class members was breached through the intentional actions of an employee at Southwestern Ontario’s largest hospital organization, as a result of the hospital’s negligence.
FinanceIt Canada Inc.
This is a consumer protection class action that alleges that FinanceIt Canada Inc. engages in unlawful consumer agreements with consumer borrowers.