Forster v. Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Judge | Honourable Mr Justice Crerar |
| Citation | 2020 BCSC 1376 |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Date | 18 September 2020 |
| Docket Number | S198790 |
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17 practice notes
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An Overview of Class Actions and Covid-19 in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities
...v Amazon.com, Inc, 2019 BCSC 1807 at para 18; Wong v Marriott International Inc, 2020 BCSC 55 at para 22; Forster v Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376. 46 Cases that allowed application pre-certification: Schroeder v DJO Canada Inc, 2009 SKQB 169, [2009] 11 WWR 497; Ammazzini v Anglo American......
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Early disposition or prejudicial attrition? An analysis of bill 161 and pre-certification dispositive motions in class actions
...equally supports the positions of the plaintif 44 Cannon v Funds for Canada Foundation, 2010 ONSC 146 . 45 Forster v Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376 at para 57 (citations omitted) [Forster]. 46 John Doe 1 v The University of British Columbia, 2019 BCSC 673 at para 47 [John Doe 1]. 47 ......
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Introduction
...v Amazon.com, Inc, 2019 BCSC 1807 at para 18; Wong v Marriott International Inc, 2020 BCSC 55 at para 22; Forster v Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376. 46 Cases that allowed application pre-certification: Schroeder v DJO Canada Inc, 2009 SKQB 169, [2009] 11 WWR 497; Ammazzini v Anglo American......
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall: Class Actions and Corporate Hegemony
...v Amazon.com, Inc, 2019 BCSC 1807 at para 18; Wong v Marriott International Inc, 2020 BCSC 55 at para 22; Forster v Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376. 46 Cases that allowed application pre-certification: Schroeder v DJO Canada Inc, 2009 SKQB 169, [2009] 11 WWR 497; Ammazzini v Anglo American......
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7 cases
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Reid v. Google LLC,
...citing: Fantov at paras. 53-73; Gomel v. Ticketmaster Canada LLP, 2019 BCSC 2178 at paras. 62-63; and Forster v. Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376 at paras. 85-90. [166] The CPA includes these provisions: Plaintiff's class proceeding 2 (1) A resident of Bri......
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0790482 B.C. Ltd. v. KBK No. 11 Ventures Ltd., 2021 BCSC 258
...application to be heard in a proposed class action: Gill v. Yahoo! Canada Co., 2018 BCSC 290 at para. 13; Forster v. Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376 at paras. 32–33. Underlying this general rule is the Supreme Court of Canada’s caution to avoid “litigation in installme......
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Strathdee v. Johnson & Johnson Inc.,
...[2008] O.J. No. 140 (S.C.J.). [8] British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., 2021 BCCA 219; Forster v. Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376; Fantov v. Canada Bread Company, Limited, 2019 BCCA [9] 2019 ONSC 6512. [10] 2016 MBCA 32. [8] British Columbia v. The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc......
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Pantusa v. Parkland Fuel Corporation, 2020 BCSC 1988
...They were conveniently summarised by Crerar J. in another very recent decision of this Court in Forster v. Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376, as follows at paras. [32] It is well established that as a general rule, the certification motion is the first procedural motion heard in class action......
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1 firm's commentaries
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New Dimensions Of Preferable Procedure: "Jurisdictional Preferability" And Multijurisdictional Class Proceedings
...of multijurisdictional class proceedings, and when "jurisdictional preferability" should be assessed. In Forster v. Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376, the Supreme Court of Columbia considered these questions, in light of a new protocol designed to manage multijurisdictional class proceedings......
9 books & journal articles
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Book Review: Defending Class Actions in Canada: A Guide for Defendants
...v Amazon.com, Inc, 2019 BCSC 1807 at para 18; Wong v Marriott International Inc, 2020 BCSC 55 at para 22; Forster v Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376. 46 Cases that allowed application pre-certification: Schroeder v DJO Canada Inc, 2009 SKQB 169, [2009] 11 WWR 497; Ammazzini v Anglo American......
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Flash Boys Class Actions: Civil Fraud, Conspiracy, and the Certifiability of High-frequency Trading Cases in Canada
...v Amazon.com, Inc, 2019 BCSC 1807 at para 18; Wong v Marriott International Inc, 2020 BCSC 55 at para 22; Forster v Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376. 46 Cases that allowed application pre-certification: Schroeder v DJO Canada Inc, 2009 SKQB 169, [2009] 11 WWR 497; Ammazzini v Anglo American......
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An Overview of Class Actions and Covid-19 in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities
...v Amazon.com, Inc, 2019 BCSC 1807 at para 18; Wong v Marriott International Inc, 2020 BCSC 55 at para 22; Forster v Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376. 46 Cases that allowed application pre-certification: Schroeder v DJO Canada Inc, 2009 SKQB 169, [2009] 11 WWR 497; Ammazzini v Anglo American......
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The Unworkability of the Workable Methodology Standard
...v Amazon.com, Inc, 2019 BCSC 1807 at para 18; Wong v Marriott International Inc, 2020 BCSC 55 at para 22; Forster v Monsanto Company, 2020 BCSC 1376. 46 Cases that allowed application pre-certification: Schroeder v DJO Canada Inc, 2009 SKQB 169, [2009] 11 WWR 497; Ammazzini v Anglo American......
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