On September 24, 2024, Kugler Kandestin filed a class action lawsuit (available in French) against the English Montreal School Board and Phillip (Hart) Baugniet in connection with the sexual abuse committed by Baugniet while he was a director or teacher at Lachine High School, Victoria School, and F.A.C.E. School.
Continue readingFrançois Lamarre (hockey coach)
The trial in the class action filed on behalf of all persons who were sexually abused by the late François Lamarre while he was a coach of the municipal hockey program in Greenfield Park (as well as the estate of any such persons if they passed away after September 1, 2017) was scheduled to take place from September 2024 to November 2024. It has been postponed due to ongoing discussions between the parties.
Continue readingLes Soeurs de la Charité and the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale
$65 Million Settlement of Class Action Against Les Soeurs de la Charité and CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale
Continue readingMarist Brothers (across Québec)
Kugler Kandestin filed a class action lawsuit (available in French only) against the Marist Brothers religious congregation seeking compensatory damages for each victim, as well as punitive and exemplary damages of $20 million.
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Settlement of Desjardins Class Actions Related to 2019 Personal Information Breach
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We are pleased to announce that by judgment dated February 29, 2024, the Superior Court of Québec approved the settlement agreement reached by the parties, the value of which is estimated by class counsel at over $30 million.
Continue readingExpedia
We are pleased to report that by judgment dated March 5, 2019, the Superior Court of Québec granted the Application for authorization to institute a class action that we filed on behalf of all Québec consumers who reserved a hotel, since January 10, 2015, via Expedia.ca, Hotels.com or Travelocity.ca and who paid hotel fees in addition to the total hotel room reservation price.
Continue readingFedEx Canada
By judgment dated December 20, 2018, the Superior Court of Québec authorized the institution of a class action against Federal Express Canada Corporation (“FedEx”) on behalf of Québec consumers and legal persons who, from September 21, 2017 until December 20, 2018, were charged and paid customs duties and/or processing fees collected by FedEx in respect of the import of any goods originating from a European Union Country or a beneficiary of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (known as “CETA”).
Continue readingSirius XM Canada Inc.
Kugler Kandestin is pleased to announce that on November 7, 2023, the Superior Court of Québec rendered a judgment approving a $22 million settlement in the class action against Sirius XM Canada Inc (“SXM”).
Continue readingTobacco manufacturers
Kugler Kandestin is extremely proud to announce that we are one of the three Québec law firms which partnered together and won historic class actions against Big Tobacco. We obtained the only proposed settlement, anywhere in the world, whereby victims of smoking will be compensated.
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