The parties in the Aviva Insurance Company of Canada (Aviva) class action have reached a proposed $150 million settlement related to business interruption insurance claims denied during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada-wide lawsuit was brought on behalf of businesses insured by Aviva that sought coverage for losses connected to contagious disease outbreaks under Aviva’s restricted…
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Full‑circle moments are the best. Anna Kiraly has returned from articling—this time as an Associate on our Personal Injury team, specializing in Class Action law! It’s been such a privilege to watch her grow. So, to Anna we say: welcome—and welcome back!
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On August 13, 2015, a class-action lawsuit was issued against Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology. The class action claims $50 million in damages on behalf of recent graduates of the General Arts and Science Diploma Transfer Program (“GAS” Program) who have been denied work permits. The claim also seeks an additional $5 million…
Read moreThomson Rogers has been retained by Sarah Davidson (“Sarah”) to investigate civil claims against former Belleville Orthodontist, Dr. Garry Solomon, relating to his alleged secret video recording of hundreds of his female patients. According to the news report from the Kingston Whig Standard dated July 19, 2017, the former orthodontist has been charged with, “voyeurism…
Read moreThomson Rogers has now issued a class action lawsuit against Dr. Dupont, his clinic the Ottawa Foot Practice Inc. and the College of Chiropodists. The claim seeks compensation on behalf of all patients of Dr. Dupont that allegedly received an unapproved stent inserted by Dr. Dupont. Recently, the CBC reported on Dr. Dupont and these…
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