Court authorizes class action for defective Norton products
We are pleased to announce that Judge François P. Duprat of the Superior Court of Quebec granted the Re-amended motion for authorization to file a class action that we are handling on behalf of all Quebec consumers who purchased and/or licensed certain Norton products.
Read MoreCourt authorizes class action concerning Expedia.ca, Hotels.com and Travelocity.ca websites
Update – March 8, 2019. We are pleased to announce that Justice Chantal Lamarche of the Superior Court of Quebec has granted the Application for authorization to institute a class action that we are advancing on behalf of all Quebec consumers who have made a hotel reservation via one of the websites…
Read MoreNew Application for Authorization to Institute a Class Action on behalf of individuals who were sexually abused by religious members of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart across Québec
The Application alleges that the sexual abuse was perpetrated over decades in many establishments throughout Québec.
Read MoreCourt approves $20 million settlement for recipients of Depuy ASR hip implants
Class members are eligible for substantial compensation further to the settlement with Depuy Orthopaedics Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Inc.
Read MoreKugler Kandestin files class action claiming millions of dollars for victims of sexual abuse committed by Brothers of Sacred Heart at Collège Mont Sacré-Coeur in Granby
The class action seeks to enable access to justice to numerous people who were victims of sexual abuse during their childhood, by religious members of the Brothers of Sacred Heart associated with Collège Mont-Sacré-Coeur in Granby. The class action alleges that the reprehensible and unacceptable sexual abuse was perpetrated systematically for several decades by at…
Read MoreKugler Kandestin files class action lawsuit on behalf of Netflix users who were charged higher fees
On August 11, 2017, Kugler Kandestin filed a Motion for authorization to institute a class action on behalf of Netflix users who were unilaterally charged higher fees.
Read MoreSettlement Agreement of $4,850,000.00 in the class action concerning the A25 Bridge approved by the Court
On February 29, 2016, Union des consommateurs, represented by Kugler Kandestin, finalized a settlement agreement with Concession A25, s.e.c. and the Attorney General of Quebec. The settlement was approved by the Quebec Superior Court on May 20, 2016. For the members of the group who must complete a Claims Form, said form must be filled…
Read More$30 Million settlement agreement concluded with the Clerics of Saint-Viator of Canada and l’Institut Raymond Dewar
The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a $30 million settlement for victims of sexual abuse at the former Montreal Institute for the Deaf. This is by far the the largest ever settlement in Quebec history for the sexual abuse of minor children. For more information with respect to the settlement and the claims process,…
Read MoreSettlement agreement for Victims of sexual abuse committed by Frère Jean-Paul Thibault approved by the court
For more details with respect to this class action, please click here.
Read MoreClass actions: What you need to know about recovering damages
David Stolow and Robert Kugler’s article about the critical stage of recovery in Quebec class actions (“L’étape du recouvrement en matière de recours collectif: les enjeux et les objectifs sociaux”) has been published in the October 2015 edition (Vol. 11, No. 1) of the Canadian Class Action Review, a leading Canadian class action journal. To…
Read MoreA Positive Step Forward for Victims and Families affected by the Lac-Mégantic disaster
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada Co.’s (“MMAC”) Plan of Arrangement, providing for an indemnity fund in excess of $430 million to be distributed amongst the victims and families affected by the Lac-Mégantic tragedy, was unanimously approved by its creditors and currently awaits Court approval. Kugler Kandestin represents the U.S. Chapter 11 trustee of MMAC’s parent…
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