Potential Class Action Areas
There are many potential areas where class actions may be brought including:
- Competition Act Violations
- Securities Fraud
- Products Liability
- Labour and Employment
- Environmental Problems
Competition Act Violations
Under Canada's Competition Act there is a civil remedy available against companies who have engaged in any of the following activities: price fixing, misleading advertising, monopolization, oligopolization and tied selling.
If you believe a company:
- from whom you purchased goods or services, or
- with whom your company competes;
Securities Fraud
People who own shares that have lost value due to a failure by the company to disclose material facts in a timely way, may be able to bring a class action. Branch MacMaster is currently representing a defendant in such an action. For more information about securities class actions, read Ward Branch's article Securities Class Actions in Canada (219KB PDF).
Products Liability
People with a product that is defective or has caused injury, may be able to sustain a class action against the manufacturer. Branch MacMaster currently represents both plaintiffs and defendants in such actions.
For more information about products liability class actions, please email Ward Branch at wbranch@branmac.com or call (604) 654-2966.
Labour and Employment
There is no additional information at this time.
Environmental Problems
There is no additional information at this time.
