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

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…

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

Kugler Kandestin, Sotos LLP and Coupal Chauvelot, S.A. have filed an application for authorization to institute a class action in the Superior Court of Québec on behalf of Inuit youth who have suffered from the federal and provincial governments’ discriminatory underfunding of Inuit child and family services. READ MORE

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