Following a hearing in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on June 21, 2019, the Class Action Case Management Judge approved the  $19 million settlement, proposed distribution protocol and class counsel fee request in this class action.

Class Members who are current employees of Livingston will automatically receive their compensation.  If you are a class member who is a former employee of Livingston you can now ask for your share of the settlement.

You must ask for your share of the settlement by October 15, 2019, otherwise you cannot get any money from the settlement.

To complete a settlement payment form online, please go to: www.livingstonintlclassaction.ca.

You can also complete and mail in a settlement payment form, but it must be received by no later than October 15, 2019. To download a copy of the form, please visit www.livingstonintlclassaction.ca.

• Please click here for more information about this case and the Court-approved settlement.

The claims program for Settlement Class Members with eligible 3.0L vehicles commenced on May 8, 2018.  The settlement website is now active and can be found at at www.VWCanadaSettlement.ca

A request has been made to the Department of Justice in the Hep-C matter to transfer surplus funds from the 86/90 settlement to the Pre-86/Post-90 settlement. Click the attached to review the request and position paper.

On March 6, 2017, Roy O’Connor LLP issued a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of a proposed representative plaintiff  against medical marijuana producer Mettrum Ltd.

The lawsuit alleges that Mettrum Ltd used unauthorized pest control products in the production of some of its medical marijuana products between September 2014 and November 2016.  The lawsuit seeks millions in damages for the proposed class of individuals who purchased the affected products.

A class action case management judge has been assigned to oversee this case and a certification hearing has been scheduled for May 13, 2019.

For more information please contact:

James Katsuras

Tel: 416-362-1989

Toll Free: 1-888-330-8815

Email: jk@royoconnor.ca

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If you are a member of the proposed class and wish to receive information from time to time about the status of the lawsuit, you may request such information by clicking here. 

Roy O’Connor LLP was once again recognized with one of the prestigious Benchmark Litigation Plaintiff Firm of the Year award for 2017. Roy O’Connor LLP  previously won the Plaintiff’s Firm of the Year award in 2013 and 2015.

Sean Grayson of Roy O’Connor LLP, together with Robert Spiegel of Stikeman Keeley Spiegel LLP, were successful in obtaining a Revocation Order from the OSC for Good Mining Exploration Inc. dated January 11, 2017, in respect of a cease trade order that had been in place since June 22, 2015. The News Release from the OSC can be viewed here: January 12, 2017 News Release.

Sean Grayson and George Pakozdi acted as litigation counsel for Goldeye, with John F. O’Donnell of Stikeman Keeley Spiegel LLP as corporate counsel for Goldeye,  in the successful plan of arrangement between Treasury Metals Inc. (TSX:TML) and Goldeye Explorations Limited (TSXV:GGY), announced on November 26, 2016.

Transamerica’s Appeal to the Court of Appeal Dismissed - We are pleased to report that, in Reasons for Decision released on August 22, 2016, a unanimous three-judge panel of the Court of Appeal dismissed Transamerica’s appeal and confirmed that the claim in negligent misrepresentation would proceed to a common issues trial. Please click here to view or download a copy of the Court of Appeal’s Reasons for Decision. 

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Roy O’Connor LLP was recognized again with one of the prestigious Benchmark Litigation Firm of the Year awards for 2015.

Toronto, October 2, 2014 – Roy O’Connor LLP, Sotos LLP and Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP announced today the commencement of a proposed overtime class action lawsuit against Livingston International Inc. This is the first national overtime class action seeking payment for any hours worked off the clock against an employer subject to provincial employment standards legislation.

Livingston is a leading customs broker and freight forwarding organization with offices located across Canada.  The claim against Livingston, for damages totalling $85 million, is brought on behalf of its current and former non-management employees from its offices across Canada, including import analysts and other staff entitled to overtime payments. It is expected that the class will be comprised of thousands of current and former employees.

Import and customs brokerage services at Livingston are performed on demand (whenever goods arrive) and are time sensitive.  The plaintiff’s statement of claim alleges that employees are not appropriately paid for overtime hours that they often work to get their jobs done in such circumstances.  The claim seeks payment for such unpaid overtime and also seeks to challenge various aspects of Livingston`s overtime policy.

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Media Release - To view or download a copy of the Plaintiff’s Counsel’s media release please click here.