Case Central: Settled / Completed Cases


We act as counsel in cases that affect large numbers of people, such as in class actions, pension surplus matters, and bankruptcy and insolvency cases.

Case Central is designed to keep our clients informed as to the current status of their case.


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407 ETR Completed Criminal Interest (September 5, 2003)    The deadline to submit claims... More
Atlas Cold Storage Holdings Inc. Settled Securities (June 24, 2009)    The Claims Administrator Deloitte & Touche provided an update on the claims received and verified. By June 24, 2009, claims with... More
Bank of Canada Pension Plan Completed Pension Benefits (March 10, 2010)    This action has been... More
BC Public Services Benefits Completed Pension Benefits (December 2, 2009)    An appeal has been filed by counsel in British Columbia. For further information please refer to the BCGREA website at More
Bell ExpressVu - (DeWolf v. Bell ExpressVu Inc. and Bell ExpressVu L.P.) Completed Criminal Interest (March 25, 2010)    The Supreme Court of Canada denied the application for leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. As a result,... More
Breast Implants - (Attis v. Canada (Minister of Health) et al.) Completed Regulatory Negligence (April 23, 2009)    The Supreme Court of Canada denied the Plaintiff's application for Leave to... More
Business Development Bank of Canada Completed Pension Benefits (October 2, 2009)    On September 29, 2009, Justice Pitfield of the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued his judgment in this matter. A copy of these... More
Cash Money Cheque Cashing Inc. Class Action Settled Criminal Interest (August 31, 2010)    The deadline to submit claims for the settlement expired on March 15,... More
Colgate Completed Pension Benefits (July 12, 2003)    Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, all class members were to receive their... More
Colleges Systems Demutualization Completed Pension Benefits (October 22, 2003)    The settlement in this proceeding was approved by the Honourable Mr. Justice Winkler of the Ontario Superior Court of... More
Dylex Ltd. Completed Bankruptcy and Insolvency (November 9, 2007)    On November 9, 2007, by order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), RSM Richter Inc. was discharged as the... More
Famous Players Salaries Pension Plan Surplus Completed Pension Benefits (December 1, 2007)    All settlement funds distributed to class... More
Fisher Controls Inc. (now Emerson Canada) Completed Pension Benefits (March 12, 2010)    Distribution of the surplus share was made to members of the Fisher Salaried Employees' Pension Group in... More
General Motors - Intake Manifold Gasket Settled Product Liability (September 14, 2009)    The Plaintiffs reported to the court on the claims process. Approximately 5800 claims were submitted and $900,000 were distributed to... More
Hamilton Street Railway/OMERS Pension Class Proceeding Settled Pension Benefits (December 22, 2008)    By order of the Honourable Mr. Justice Perell, the terms of a Revised Settlement of this matter were approved. The Order also provides... More
Hepatitis A - Vezina et al. v. Loblaws Companies Ltd. et al. Completed Public Health (Exposure to Infectious Diseases) (November 5, 2006)    Deadline to opt-out of the class proceeding... More
Honeywell ASCa Pension Completed Pension Benefits (March 12, 2010)    Distribution of surplus was made to members of the Honeywell ASCa Pension in... More
Indian Residential Schools Settled Residential School Abuses (June 11, 2008)    The Government of Canada issued an apology to the former students of the IRS in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Harper called the... More
Irwin Toy Ltd. Completed Bankruptcy and Insolvency (November 14, 2008)    On November 14 2008, by order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), Ernst and Young was discharged as the... More
Kerry (Canada) Inc. v. DCA Employees Pension Committee Completed Pension Benefits (August 11, 2009)    The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the Plan Members' appeals in their entirety. To view the Supreme Court of Canada's decision,... More
Kidd Creek Mines Pension Class Action Completed Pension Benefits (January 1, 2007)    All settlement funds distributed to class... More
Labatt’s Salaried Retiree Benefits Completed Retiree Benefits (March 19, 2009)    The Opt-out deadline... More
Money Mart Class Action - (Smith et al. v. National Money Mart et al.) Settled Criminal Interest (March 3, 2010)    The Honourable Mr. Justice Perell approved the settlement and amended the Class Definition. The Reasons of Justice Perell outline in a... More
Montreal Trust Completed Pension Benefits (October 15, 2009)    Montreal Trust has advised us that surplus cheques have now been mailed to all sharing group members in this matter. Sharing Group... More
Nortel Securities Litigation - (Frohlinger v. Nortel Networks Corp. et al. (Nortel I)) Settled Securities (May 8, 2008)    First distribution of cash payments made to accepted class... More
Ormrod v. Toronto Hydro-Electric Systems Ltd. Completed Pension Benefits (December 1, 2002)    The Settlement funds distributed to class... More
PPA - (McColl v. Whitehouse-Robins Inc. Canada (Wyeth Consumer Healthcare)) Completed Pharmaceuticals (February 9, 2009)    Opt- out deadline... More
Seagrams Hourly Pension Plan Completed Pension Benefits (January 31, 2009)    Vivendi Universal’s application to the appropriate pension regulatory authorities for surplus withdrawal has been... More
Sun Life Assurance Deductibility of Child CPP Benefits (Ruffolo v. Sun Life) Completed Disability Benefits (September 24, 2009)    The Plaintiffs' application for leave to appeal was denied by the Supreme Court of Canada. Accordingly, the Court of Appeal for... More
Sunnybrook Exposure to HIV, Hepatitis B or C - (Farkas v. Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre) Settled Public Health (Exposure to Infectious Diseases) (August 25, 2009)    In Reasons for Decisions released on August 25, 2009, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the settlement in the class... More
The T. Eaton Company Ltd Completed Bankruptcy and Insolvency (July 18, 2008)    On July 18, 2008, by order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Carmen Siciliano was discharged as the Employees' Representative... More
TMJ Implants - (Drady v. Canada (Minister of Health) et al.) Completed Regulatory Negligence (April 23, 2009)    The Supreme Court of Canada denies the Plaintiff's application for Leave to... More
Yorkton Securities Completed Securities (January 17, 2007)    The settlement administrator was... More