Adult Guardianship Act Class Action
Class Action for those detained under the Adult Guardianship Act On November 25, 2022, Klein Lawyers filed a class action on behalf of individuals who were illegally detained under the Adult Guardianship Act. The lawsuit alleges that certain health authorities and other agencies in British Columbia have been illegally detaining individuals. These detentions are a […]
Read ArticleChevrolet Bolt Car Fire Class Action Lawsuit
A Chevy Bolt Class Action Lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Chevy Bolt EV owners On May 21, 2021, Klein Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit against General Motors Company for alleged defects in its Chevrolet Bolt Electric Vehicle (Chevy Bolt EV), resulting in car fires. The Chevy Bolt Class Action lawsuit was filed […]
Read ArticleGroup Homes Program Class Action
The Group Homes Program was an educational program created by the Government of Canada. Its purpose was to take Indigenous children away from their families and communities, transport them to far away communities, and then house them in various forms of group accommodation. The children were placed in residences, hostels, dormitories, and group homes, far […]
Read ArticleFirst Nations Schools Class Action
Klein Lawyers filed this class action against the Government of Canada to seek compensation and future change for Indigenous children who attended First Nations schools on reserves in Canada. The government of Canada has been responsible for establishing and funding the education system for First Nations managed elementary and secondary schools on reserves. The plaintiff […]
Read ArticleTDF Injuries: Viread, Truvada, Atripla, Complera and Stribild Class Action
On April 19, 2021, Klein Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Canadians who were prescribed and consumed Viread, Truvada, Atripla, Complera, and/or Stribild in Canada. These five drugs are tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (“TDF”) based medications used for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. The lawsuit alleges that the maker of these drugs, […]
Read ArticleTobacco Class Action
On October 17, 2024, the Court appointed mediator, and monitors filed a proposed plan to resolve the claims against Canada’s three largest tobacco companies, JTI-Macdonald Corp., Rothmans, Benson & Hedges and Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited. If approved, the tobacco companies will pay $32.5 billion over a period of several years. $24.7 billion will be paid […]
Read ArticleTim Hortons Class Action
Klein Lawyers has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the TDL Group Corp., the owner of the Tim Hortons brand. The suit alleges that the TDL Group required Tim Hortons restaurant owners to sign anti-competitive no-hire clauses, also referred to as no-poach clauses. No-hire clauses are secretive arrangements which prohibit one Tim Hortons restaurant […]
Read ArticleTELUS Communications Inc – Pre-Paid Charges
Klein Lawyers has filed a class action lawsuit against TELUS Communications Inc on behalf of former customers, excluding business customers, who during the class periods, as defined in the Certification Decision below, cancelled their wireless service agreements with TELUS. The suit was filed on October 1, 2018, by representative plaintiff Marjorie Nelson. The class action […]
Read ArticleRCMP General Harassment Class Action
On October 4, 2021, Klein Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a class of persons who worked within the RCMP workplace and were subjected to systemic bullying, intimidation and harassment within the workplace. The class includes all current and former temporary civilian employees, community constables, supernumerary special constables, auxiliary constables, cadets, pre-cadets, […]
Read ArticlePropecia & Proscar
Klein Lawyers has filed a class action lawsuit against Merck Frosst Canada and its affiliated companies on behalf of Canadian men who used Propecia or Proscar and suffered continuing sexual dysfunction. Propecia and Proscar are prescribed as a cosmetic treatment for male pattern hair loss also known as androgenic alopecia. The product monograph discloses that […]
Read ArticleMonsanto Roundup Class Action
What you’ll discover on this page: Have You Been Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma After Using Roundup? Roundup is an herbicide that has been widely used in Canada for more than 40 years. Manufactured by Monsanto (now a subsidiary of Bayer), Roundup is used to eliminate weeds in residential, commercial, and agricultural settings. Glyphosate, the primary […]
Read ArticleIndian Hospitals Class Action
Indian Hospitals were operational throughout Canada between 1936 and 1981. They were operational specifically in British Columbia between approximately 1936 and 1971. They were purportedly established to treat and care for Indigenous Persons with certain diseases such as tuberculosis. In reality, these institutions advanced Canada’s policy of assimilation. Indigenous Persons were forcibly removed from their […]
Read ArticleIndian Boarding Homes Class Action
The Indian Boarding Homes Program was an educational program created by the Government of Canada, which placed children from First Nations communities and Inuit villages in other communities (usually non-Indigenous) to stay in private family homes for the purpose of attending school. The Indian Boarding Home Program began during the 1950s as Canada began to […]
Read ArticleFacebook Device Manufacturers Class Action
Partial Consent Certification for Settlement Purposes A class action has been certified by the BC Supreme Court in Moretti et al v. Facebook, Inc. S.C.B.C. No. VLC S-1813727 against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Sony Group Corp. for settlement purposes only on January 19, 2022. The Notice can be found here:
Read ArticleCorrectional Service Canada – Racism
Proposed representative plaintiffs, Jennifer Constant and Jennifer Anne Sanderson, have filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer the Correctional Service of Canada (“CSC”). The suit was filed on January 11, 2021. Ms. Constant and Ms. Sanderson filed on behalf of individuals who currently work or formerly worked for or with the CSC. Ms. […]
Read ArticleCanadian Hockey League Serious Injury Class Action
A proposed class action was started against the CHL and Hockey Canada on behalf of all current and former CHL players who suffered injuries caused by fighting in CHL games. The claim alleges that the CHL and Hockey Canada perpetuated an environment that permitted, condoned, and even encouraged fighting and violence in the game among […]
Read ArticleBiomet Hip Implants
On October 4, 2013, a class action lawsuit was filed in Canada against the manufacturers and distributors of Biomet Hip Implants. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants were negligent in the research, design, manufacture, regulatory licensing, sale and post-market monitoring of the Biomet Implants. A proposed settlement has been reached in the certified class actions […]
Read ArticleAudiobooks Class Action
A class action has been filed for customers of audiobooks sold by Audible, Amazon and Apple. In 2003, Audible and Apple entered into an exclusivity agreement for the sale of audiobooks in Canada. The agreement ended at the end of 2017. This class action lawsuit alleges the agreement was illegal for violating competition law in […]
Read ArticleRCMP Racism Class Action
Klein Lawyers has filed a class action lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”) on behalf of racialized individuals who currently work or formerly worked for or with the RCMP. The suit was filed on July 7, 2020 by former RCMP aboriginal constable Margorie Hudson. Ms. Hudson is the proposed representative plaintiff in this […]
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