Rochon Genova | Toronto Class Action Law Firm

Susan Vella Awarded 2009 Law Society Medal - June 25, 2009
Rochon Genova LLP is pleased to announce that Susan Vella has been awarded the 2009 Law Society Medal by the Law Society of Upper Canada. This annual honour is given to lawyers who are deemed to represent the highest level of achievement and distingu... [Read full article]

Rochon Genova brings motion for court recognition of Stirland Lake and Cristal Lake as “Indian Residential Schools” - May 12, 2009
Rochon Genova LLP has brought a motion, on behalf of Windigo First Nations Council (Windigo) and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking to add Stirland Lake and Cristal Lake Residential Schools to the list ... [Read full article]

Martha Nino Voted One of Canada's Top 25 Immigrants - May 4, 2009
Rochon Genova LLP would like to congratulate Martha Nino on being chosen one of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2009. Over 10,000 people voted in Canadian Immigrant magazine's first ever people's choice awards between February and April. The awa... [Read full article]

Legionnaires Class Action Update - April 15, 2009
In a decision released on April 15, 2009, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice certified this case as a class proceeding. The hearing was held in September 2008. This class proceeding involves the outbreak of Legionnaires disease at Seven Oaks ... [Read full article]

SUNQUEST CLASS ACTION - April 6, 2009
On February 18 and 19, 2009, Rochon Genova LLP appeared before the Divisional Court to appeal the July 10, 2007 decision of Justice Perell which denied certification of the Sunquest class action. A decision was released on March 30, 2009, and we are... [Read full article]

Canadian Class Action Commenced Against Yamaha for Rhino Tip-Over Accidents
Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s second-largest motorcycle maker, was sued in Canada for selling an all-terrain vehicle that is allegedly prone to tipping over and has been linked to 46 deaths in the U.S. The proposed group lawsuit was filed in Ontar... [Read full article]

MAPLE LEAF CLASS ACTION UPDATE - March 10, 2009
The Ontario certification and settlement approval hearing was heard before Justice Perell of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Thursday, March 5, 2009. Justice Perell released his decision on March 9, 2009, certifying the class action and app... [Read full article]

SUNQUEST CLASS ACTION - February 20, 2009
On February 18 and 19, 2009, Rochon Genova LLP appeared before the Divisional Court where our appeal was heard from the decision which denied certification in this case. Our appeal was heard by Justices Hackland, Swinton and Karakatsanis and a decis... [Read full article]

DELL CLASS ACTION IS CERTIFIED - Feb. 4, 2009
TORONTO, February 3, 2009 – In a judgment released today, Justice Joan Lax of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice certified a national class action on behalf of Canadians who own the following Dell Inspiron notebooks: 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150 or 5160... [Read full article]

Class Action Commenced Against Toronto General Hospital in Relation to Bacterial Outbreak/Deaths - Jan. 6, 2009
A class action claim was issued with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on December 24, 2008, on behalf of patients who were infected by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa (“Pseudomonas”) outbreak while at Toronto General Hospital between December 1, 2004... [Read full article]

MAPLE LEAF CLASS ACTION UPDATE - December 18, 2008
Maple Leaf Foods Reaches Settlement Agreement of Class Action Lawsuits TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2008 Maple Leaf Foods today announced that, subject to court approvals in Saskatchewan, Quebec and Ontario, it has reached a settlement agreement with the prin... [Read full article]

MENU FOODS CLASS ACTION - Update December 1, 2008
The Settlement for the Menu Foods Class Action has now received final approval by the Courts in Canada and in the United States. Further information is also available at www.petfoodsettlement.com. If you wish to make a claim, you must complete a... [Read full article]

The Toronto Star "30 years later, $215,000 for officer's sex assault"
The Toronto Police Services Board has been ordered to pay Marian Evans $215,000 – plus her legal costs – after she sued for an "outrageous and despicable sexual assault" committed by a former Toronto police officer nearly 30 years ago. The court a... [Read full article]

The Record - November 5, 2008
Woman blames drug company for contributing to heart attack Frances Barrick RECORD STAFF ELMIRA Trudy Metzger used to call the little white pill she took daily her miracle drug. The 38-year-old Elmira woman took the drug to relieve the un... [Read full article]

ZELNORM CLASS ACTION - November 3, 2008
TORONTO, November 3, 2008 – A national class action was launched today against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., seeking damages on behalf of all Canadians who ingested the prescription medication Zelnorm. The class action was commenced by the T... [Read full article]