Due diligence for discovery a key issue in bank class action: Waddell
The fundamental issue the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) was grappling with in a class-action lawsuit against major banks was the meaning of “exercising due diligence” to discover a potential claim, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell tells Law Times . Read more
Grey to host information sessions on Indian hospitals class action
Alberta Indigenous rights litigator Leighton Grey will host two information sessions to update potential claimants on the Indian hospitals class action. Read more
Waddell represents proposed class in lawsuit against insurer
Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell is representing a plaintiff who has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against an Ontario auto insurer over allegedly using credit scores in adjusting accident benefits claims, reports Canadian Underwriter . Read Insurance Journal Read more
Decision provides guidance on when an affidavit is needed: Waddell
A court has provided a helpful primer to lawyers to determine when evidence submitted as part of a motion or application must be made an exhibit to an affidavit, says Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell. Read more
Public consultation welcome in LCO class-action review
Twenty-five years after the enactment of the Class Proceedings Act , 1992 (CPA), the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) has recognized that a lack of empirical data on class proceedings is a significant problem, "lending to opacity and impressionistic information from which reliable conclusions cannot be drawn," Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell writes in The Lawyer’s Daily . Read more
New CBA protocol on multi-jurisdictional class actions
A new protocol for the case management of multi-jurisdictional class actions, adopted by the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), will likely lead to less overlap and fewer conflicting decisions from province to province, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell tells Law Times . Read more
OCA settles issue around third-party funding
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) decision settled the issue of whether a judge’s order on a third-party funding agreement is final or interlocutory, says Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell. Read more
Decisions provide insight into competing class actions
Three recent decisions — one each from Quebec, Saskatchewan and Ontario — provide guidance about when one court may defer to another in competing class proceedings, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell writes in The Lawyer’s Daily . Read more
Lean class action pleading hard to put into practice
Streamlining pleadings ahead of certification makes sense in theory, but is difficult in practice, says Toronto class-action litigator Brian Radnoff. Read more
Waddell launches lawsuit on behalf of 60,000 taxpayers
Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell of Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation and Landy Marr Kats LLP have launched a proposed $800-million class-action lawsuit against those alleged to be involved in a “sham” charitable donation scheme, says the National Post . Read more
Waddell to seek leave to appeal in proposed class action
The plaintiffs involved in a proposed class action that alleges negligence manufacture and a failure to warn of defective implantable cardiac defibrillators will request leave to appeal a recent court decision that denied approval of a third-party funding agreement, says their co-counsel, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell . Read Law Times Read more
Ballet school, ex-teacher face lawsuit over alleged sale of intimate photos online
A class action lawsuit against a prominent ballet school and a former teacher, who is alleged to have taken intimate photos of students and offered them for sale online, has been launched on behalf of former students by Toronto lawyer Margaret Waddell a class-action lawyer and principal of Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation . Read Toronto Sun Law Times CBC Winnipeg Free Press Read more
Waddell launches new firm, Waddell Phillips Professional Corp.
Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell has opted to hang out her own shingle with the new firm, Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation , which will focus on cases with a strong human rights element, in addition to consumer protection, product liability and securities class actions. Read more
Class actions based on food recalls on the rise: Waddell
EDMONTON – A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they've filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of people who bought or consumed a popular brand of flour that's been linked to illnesses from E. coli. Read more
Ruling adds clarity to carriage disputes, but challenges remain
Although a recent appeal court ruling clarifies what's appropriate when it comes to fee agreements to settle carriage disputes in class actions, the decision puts plaintiffs' counsel in a difficult position, Toronto civil litigation and class-actions lawyer Brian Radnoff tells Law Times . Read more
