Das v. George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 5583
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | Perell |
| Citation | 2017 ONSC 5583 |
| Date | 20 September 2017 |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
| Docket Number | CV-15-526628CP |
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Introduction
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Judicial Scrutiny of Third Party Litigation Funding Agreements in Canadian Class Actions
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Class Proceedings and the Future of Boilerplate in Consumer Contracts: Unconscionability as a Common Law Solution to Class Action Avoidance
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Cost-shifting and Access to Justice: A Quantitative Review of Certification Motion Cost Awards in Ontario
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Hughes v. Liquor Control Board of Ontario,
...2245 (S.C.J.). [19] Davies v. Clarington (Municipality) (2009), 100 O.R. (3d) 66 at para. 52 (C.A.). [20] Das v. George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 5583 at para. [21] Chapman v. Benefit Plan Administrators Ltd., 2014 ONSC 537 at paras. 11-12; MacDonald v. BMO Trust Co., 2012 ONSC 2654 at para......
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Das v. George Weston Limited,
...dated July 5, 2017, with reasons reported at 2017 ONSC 4129, and from the costs order, dated September 20, 2017, with reasons reported at 2017 ONSC 5583. Feldman A. Overview [1] When the Rana Plaza building in Savar, Bangladesh collapsed on April 24, 2013 due to significant structural flaws......
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Alcamo v. Walt,
...No. 2245 (S.C.J.). [6] Davies v. Clarington (Municipality) (2009), 100 O.R. (3d) 66 at para. 52 (C.A.). [7] Das v. George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 5583 at para. 65, var’d 2018 ONCA 1053. [8] (2009), 100 O.R. (3d) 66 (C.A.). [9] Building Solutions International Inc. v. Benazzi, 2014 ......
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Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General),
...name="_ftn16" title="" id="_ftn16">[16] 2016 ONSC 5496. [17] 2018 ONCA 1053 varying 2017 ONSC 5583. [18] 2018 ONCA [19]> $1,702,777.79 Das v. George Weston Ltd.[17] margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-heigh...
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3 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 23, 2022 ' May 27, 2022)
...1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, Grant v. Torstar Corp., 2009 SCC 61, Das v. George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 5583, Sokoloff v. Tru-Path Occupational Therapy Services Ltd., 2020 ONCA 730, Veneruzzo v. Storey, 2018 ONCA 688 1386444 Ontario Inc v. 2331738 O......
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Cost Awards In Class Actions: What Can A Successful Defendant Expect To Recover?
...courts have been willing to award meaningful costs against class action plaintiffs in appropriate cases: In Das v George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 5583, the court granted a $2.3 million cost award to the defendants, who successfully defended a proposed $2 billion class action at a combined ......
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A Cautionary Tale For Defendants Opposing Certification
...in tongue and cheek, perhaps not, Perell J. begins his decision in Berg v. Canadian Hockey League, 2017 ONSC 5583, by quoting Winston Churchill's famous World War II speech We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing gro......
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Introduction
...1,000,000 500,000 0 Action Type CCAR 13-2.indb 309 10/30/2018 11:42:02 AM 310 CCAR 13-2.indb 310 APPENDIX C: DATA Citation 2017 ONSC 6839 2017 ONSC 5583 2017 ONSC 5382 2017 ONSC 4612 2017 ONSC 4692 2017 ONSC 3462 2017 ONSC 2498 2017 ONSC 2218 2017 ONSC 2189 2016 ONSC 7854 2016 ONSC 3829 201......
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Judicial Scrutiny of Third Party Litigation Funding Agreements in Canadian Class Actions
...1,000,000 500,000 0 Action Type CCAR 13-2.indb 309 10/30/2018 11:42:02 AM 310 CCAR 13-2.indb 310 APPENDIX C: DATA Citation 2017 ONSC 6839 2017 ONSC 5583 2017 ONSC 5382 2017 ONSC 4612 2017 ONSC 4692 2017 ONSC 3462 2017 ONSC 2498 2017 ONSC 2218 2017 ONSC 2189 2016 ONSC 7854 2016 ONSC 3829 201......
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Class Proceedings and the Future of Boilerplate in Consumer Contracts: Unconscionability as a Common Law Solution to Class Action Avoidance
...1,000,000 500,000 0 Action Type CCAR 13-2.indb 309 10/30/2018 11:42:02 AM 310 CCAR 13-2.indb 310 APPENDIX C: DATA Citation 2017 ONSC 6839 2017 ONSC 5583 2017 ONSC 5382 2017 ONSC 4612 2017 ONSC 4692 2017 ONSC 3462 2017 ONSC 2498 2017 ONSC 2218 2017 ONSC 2189 2016 ONSC 7854 2016 ONSC 3829 201......
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Cost-shifting and Access to Justice: A Quantitative Review of Certification Motion Cost Awards in Ontario
...1,000,000 500,000 0 Action Type CCAR 13-2.indb 309 10/30/2018 11:42:02 AM 310 CCAR 13-2.indb 310 APPENDIX C: DATA Citation 2017 ONSC 6839 2017 ONSC 5583 2017 ONSC 5382 2017 ONSC 4612 2017 ONSC 4692 2017 ONSC 3462 2017 ONSC 2498 2017 ONSC 2218 2017 ONSC 2189 2016 ONSC 7854 2016 ONSC 3829 201......
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