Settled / Completed Cases


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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
Aviva Commercial Union Partial Wind-up Completed Pension Benefits (December 1, 2010)    We are pleased to advise that sharing group members have been mailed their surplus election packages. Members who do not receive... More
Aviva GAI 1994 Partial Wind-up Completed Pension Benefits (December 1, 2010)    We are pleased to advise that sharing group members have been mailed their surplus election packages. Members who do not receive... More
Aviva GAI 1999 Partial Wind-up Completed Pension Benefits (December 1, 2010)    We are pleased to advise that sharing group members have been mailed their surplus election packages. Members who do not receive... 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
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Completed Pension Benefits (April 29, 2011)    We are pleased to advise class members that the appeal, which had been scheduled for May 4, 2011, has been withdrawn by the... 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
Chrysler Canada Inc. v Gatens et al. Settled Employee Life and Health Trusts - Health care benefits (October 23, 2009)    The independent health care trust – the asrTrust – has been established for retirees of CCI. A board of 10 Trustees... 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 (August 2, 2011)    Please be advised that a mailing went out to former Dylex employees, to view the contents of the mailing please 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
Freelance Writers Class Action (Robertson v. ProQuest, CEDROM, Toronto Star Newspapers, Rogers and Canwest) Settled Copyright Infringement (October 3, 2011)    Class members are reminded that the deadline for submitting claims is October 15,... 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
General Motors of Canada Limited and Abrams et al. Settled Employee Life and Health Trusts - Health care benefits (September 13, 2011)    The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the settlement for the Ontario Class Members. The Reasons for Decision of the... 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
Ontario Hospital Association Demutualization Completed Pension Benefits (February 17, 2011)    The deadline for applications to the Cash Recipients Fund was October 18, 2010. All applications have been processed and payments have... 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
Robertson v. Thomson, et al Settled Copyright Infringement (April 18, 2011)    The deadline to appeal any disallowances of claims by the claims administrator has expired. We are pleased to advise that the... More
Royal Oak Settled Pension Benefits (September 1, 2010)    Payment of surplus shares and other benefits under the Surplus Settlement Agreement have been sent out. Please contact counsel if you... 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
Smith v. Inco Ltd. Completed Environmental (April 26, 2012)    The Supreme Court of Canada denied the plaintiff's application for leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario.... 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
Sunnybrook Pension Completed Pension Benefits (July 25, 2011)    If you are a member of the surplus sharing group in this matter and have not yet received your surplus payment, you are encouraged to... More
SureStep Class Action (Serhan v. Johnson & Johnson, LifeScan Canada Ltd. and LifeScan Inc.) Settled Medical Devices (April 29, 2011)   

The settlement of this class action has been approved by the Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia courts. The Ontario order,... More

Teranet Income Fund and Teranet Holdings Limited Partnership Completed Securities (November 17, 2011)   

The Plaintiff will be discontinuing this action on December 20, 2011. This has important consequences. Please review the following... 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

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