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NEWS AND EVENTS

  • New Law Times Article: Court sends message with rejection of class settlement

    4/15/2013
    In a recent article published by Law Times, Siskinds Class Action Associate Daniel Bach gives his thoughts on the recent judicial rejection of the Kidd v. The Canada Life Assurance Co. proposed settlement. Learn More

  • Siskinds Announces Class Action relating to diluted Chemotherapy Treatments

    4/3/2013
    Siskinds will be co-counsel in a newly announced class action regarding improperly mixed chemotherapy drugs supplied to certain hospitals, including London and Windsor Ontario.  Please check our action page page for more information.
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  • Leader of Siskinds Securities Class Action Group on The Real News Network

    4/2/2013
    On Monday Siskinds Partner and leader of the Siskinds Securities Class Action Group was interviewed by Paul Jay of The Real News Network and  discussed his thoughts on the current JPMorgan court case. The lawsuit is over JPMorgan’s role in the 2008 mortgage backed securities credit crisis. Learn More

  • Chambers and Partners Ranks Siskinds as Top Class Actions Firm

    3/25/2013
    Chambers and Partners have been publishing the world’s leading guides to the legal profession and has built a reputation for in-depth, objective research.  This year they have named Siskinds as the top plaintiff-side class actions firm in Canada. Read more on the Chambers and Partners website. Learn More

  • Court Approves Sino-Forest Settlement

    3/22/2013
    Siskinds LLP and Koskie Minsky LLP announce court approval of $117 million settlement with Ernst & Young LLP in Sino-Forest class action. Learn More
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TRUST A WORLD LEADER IN THE PRACTICE OF CLASS ACTION LAW

The Siskinds class action team is comprised of a group of seasoned and talented litigators with a substantial record of success for their clients, both plaintiffs and defendants.  Siskinds has acted as counsel in more than 100 class actions. These include class actions involving breast implants, vanishing premium insurance products, price fixing conspiracies, defective drugs, employment and pension claims, environmental actions, and securities litigation.
 
WHY JOIN A CLASS ACTION?
  • Joining a class action is a way to have your disputes resolved in a low-risk, low-cost manner.  In most circumstances, class actions are pursued on a contingency fee basis, meaning that class counsel is only paid if a settlement or court award is achieved.  Class counsel fees would then be paid out of the settlement or award.
  • Joining a class action requires little effort on your part.  In most circumstances, you are not required to provide any documentation until the case has been resolved either through settlement or court award.  At that stage, you would simply be required to file a claim form.
  • Class actions provide a mechanism for pursing claims of relatively small monetary value.  Unfortunately, the costs of litigating is often prohibitive to pursuing one’s legal rights.  By bringing an action on behalf of hundreds, or thousands of individuals, class actions make it possible to pursue claims that would otherwise be uneconomical.
  • Class actions provide a mechanism for leveling the playing field with defendants that often have significant resources.  Again, by bringing an action on behalf of hundreds, or thousands of individuals, class actions provide for greater bargaining power on the part of the injured parties.
  • The class proceeding legislation contains many safeguards to ensure that the rights of class members are protected.  For example, any settlement reached in a class action must be approved by the court as being fair, reasonable and in the best interests of class members.
 
 
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