Court approves settlement of Class Actions related to the Desjardins personal information breach

Kugler Kandestin and Siskinds Desmeules, attorneys for Class Members, are very pleased to report that by judgment of June 14, 2022, the Superior Court of Québec approved the settlement agreement reached with the Fédération des Caisses Desjardins du Québec in connection with the class actions related to the personal information breach announced by Desjardins in…

Kugler Kandestin helps Inuit youth in Nunavik bring class action against governments of Canada and Quebec over discriminatory underfunding

Following Court of Appeal Judgment, Kugler Kandestin files $294 million class action against Québec Government on behalf of thousands of vulnerable individuals in Nunavik, the majority of whom are Inuit

Kugler Kandestin is thrilled to announce that it has filed with Coupal Chauvelot, S.A. a class action on behalf of Nunavik detainees, after the Court of Appeal reversed the Superior Court’s judgment on authorization and authorized a class action claiming damages and punitive damages against the Government of Québec. READ MORE

Kugler Kandestin concludes historic agreement in principle of $20 billion to settle Millenium Scoop and Jordan’s Principle class actions

Kugler Kandestin is very pleased to announce that a $20 billion agreement in principle has been reached regarding the Millenium Scoop and Jordan’s Principle class actions. This agreement in principle promises compensation to First Nations youth who, as a result of a systemically underfunded First Nations child welfare system, were removed from their homes on…

The Court of Appeal of Quebec refuses to grant leave to appeal the judgment authorizing Kugler Kandestin to file a class action against L’Unique Assurances Générales Inc. for failing to indemnify dental clinics for their business interruption losses arising from COVID-19

Kugler Kandestin is pleased to announce that the Court of Appeal of Quebec has refused to grant leave to appeal the judgment authorizing Kugler Kandestin to file a class action against L’Unique Assurances Générales Inc. on behalf of all businesses insured by L’Unique and engaged in the practice of dentistry or a subspeciality of dentistry…

Kugler Kandestin authorized to file class action on behalf of the victims of sexual assault committed by former hockey coach François Lamarre

August 6, 2021 Kugler Kandestin files a class action lawsuit claiming compensatory damages for each victim, as well as punitive and exemplary damages in the amount of $10 million. The class action lawsuit seeks to enable access to justice to the persons who were sexually abused by the late François Lamarre while he was the coach of the municipal…