Kugler Kandestin files Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action against The Canadian Hockey League, The Québec Major Junior Hockey League, and their 18 teams in connection with the systematic abuse of their minor-aged players

May 24, 2023  Kugler Kandestin filed today an Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action (available in French only) on behalf of all players who, as minors, were abused while playing in the QMJHL. The class action is for the benefit of the following group [unofficial translation]: “All hockey players who were abused* while…

Kugler Kandestin files class action against the City of Gatineau for incarcerating unhoused persons for unpaid fines

Kugler Kandestin files Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action in connection with sexual abuse committed by Philip (Hart) Baugniet while he was a director and teacher at F.A.C.E. School and Victoria School in Montreal

The Application for Authorization alleges that Baugniet sexually abused students and other minors during the time that he was the director and a teacher at F.A.C.E. School and Victoria School in Montreal. The Application for Authorization claims compensatory and moral damages of $1,200,000 for the Plaintiff, punitive damages of $10 million for the Class, and…

Kugler Kandestin receives authorization to institute a class action against the Marist Brothers religious congregation on behalf of victims of sexual assault throughout Quebec.

Update as of January 27, 2023 Kugler Kandestin is proud to announce that the Superior Court of Quebec has authorized the filing of a class action against the various legal entities comprising the religious congregation of the Marist Brothers on behalf of all victims who were sexually assaulted in Quebec by a member of that…

Stuart Kugler Named Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers

Congratulations to our partner Stuart Kugler on being elected a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization of exceptional trial lawyers from the United States and Canada.

Best Lawyers in Canada 2023 Recognizes Kugler Kandestin Lawyers

We are proud to report the recognition of the following 13 Kugler Kandestin lawyers across 14 areas of practice: Pierre Boivin  – Class Action Litigation Alexandre Brosseau-Wery  – Legal Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation Jean-François Carpentier  – Personal Injury Litigation Michael Gaon – Equipment Finance Law, Insolvency and Financial Restructuring Law Gerald F. Kandestin – Asset-Based Lending Practice, Banking and Finance Law, Insolvency…