Class Action

• Decade of bad air? B.C. tenants sue, claiming HVAC never repaired

  According to a notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court, tenants have been complaining about problems with the building's HVAC system and air circulation since 2015.

  Health

  Aug 29
  
• ICBC ordered to pay damages for privacy breach that resulted in arsons, shootings

  The award concluded a long-running class-action lawsuit related to Justice Institute attacks, in which people linked to the school were targeted with arsons and shootings.

  Crime

  Jun 4
  
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• B.C. facing class-action lawsuit over ICBC payments to MSP

  The suit claims that ICBC has been making payments to B.C.'s Medical Service Plan contrary to provincial law.

  Politics

  May 27
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• National class action approved for users of this antipsychotic drug

  The companies behind a drug that was recently approved to treat symptoms of agitation in Alzheimer's patients are facing a class-action lawsuit over alleged 'harmful side effects.'

  Health

  Mar 14
• Responses filed to B.C. female cops’ proposed harassment, discrimination class-action suit

  The suit names 13 cities with municipal police agencies along with the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner and B.C.'s solicitor general and public safety minister.

  Crime

  Feb 15
• Lawyers urge B.C. Supreme Court to approve iPhone class-action settlement

  Apple iPhone users whose devices allegedly slowed down after software updates could receive up to d $150 under a settlement agreement negotiated over a class-action lawsuit.

  Jan 29
• Quebec judge authorizes class action lawsuit alleging abuse at Indigenous day schools

  The lawsuit includes all First Nations people who were required between 1951 and 2014 to attend day schools that were run by the Quebec government in Indigenous communities

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2023
• Judge accepts $17-million class-action deal for N.B. psychiatric hospital abuse

  A $17-million class-action settlement has been approved after plaintiffs alleged decades of mistreatment of psychiatric patients at the Restigouche Hospital Centre.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2023
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• More female police officers interested in proposed B.C. harassment class action lawsuit

  More than 60 female officers have added their names to a confidential information website created for the lawsuit, which alleges systemic discrimination and sexual harassment.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2023
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• Minister responds to sexual harassment suit filed by female B.C. police officers

  The 25-page lawsuit names all 13 cities with municipal police forces in the province, along with the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner and B.C.'s public safety minister.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2023