Kidd et al. v. Canada Life Assurance Co. et al.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgePerell, J.
Citation[2011] O.T.C. Uned. 6324 (SC),[2011] O.T.C. Uned. 6324,2011 ONSC 6324
Date26 October 2011
Subject MatterPRACTICE

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  • Marcinkiewicz v. General Motors of Canada Co.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 7, 2022
    ...of the Attorney General, 1982), vol. 1, pp. 41-44 [88] (2003), 27 Advocates’ Quarterly 114. [89] Kidd v. Canada Life, 2010 ONSC1097 and 2011 ONSC 6324 and 2012 ONSC 740 and 2013 ONSC 1868 and 2014 ONSC 457 and 2015 ONSC 1287; General Motors of Canada Limited v. Abrams, 2011 ONSC 5338; Berry......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 7 ' 11, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 14, 2023
    ...Inc., 2006 SCC 28, Montreal Trust Company of Canada v. Ontario (Superintendent of Financial Services), 2009 ONFST 1, Kidd v. Canada Life, 2011 ONSC 6324, 22 C.P.C. (7th) 156, Toronto District School Board v. Field, 2010 ONSC 3865, Hodge v. Neinstein, 2017 ONCA 494, Pearson v. Inco Ltd. (200......
  • Editor-in-chief’s Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...(declaring that the court had jurisdiction to consent to varying the pension plan trust on behalf of spouses of certain plan members); 2011 ONSC 6324 [Kidd 2011] (certifying class action); 2012 ONSC 740 [Kidd 2012] (approving first settlement); 2013 ONSC 1868 [Kidd 2013] (rejecting seco......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-1, December 2016
    • December 1, 2016
    ...action. This will not only cause undue delay and expense, but it 25 26 27 28 2015 ONSC 1287, Perell J. Kidd v Canada Life Assurance Co, 2011 ONSC 6324, Perell J. Ibid at para 64. [2008] OJ No 4720 (SCJ), Lax The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview is antithetical to the procedure contemplate......
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  • Marcinkiewicz v. General Motors of Canada Co.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • April 7, 2022
    ...of the Attorney General, 1982), vol. 1, pp. 41-44 [88] (2003), 27 Advocates’ Quarterly 114. [89] Kidd v. Canada Life, 2010 ONSC1097 and 2011 ONSC 6324 and 2012 ONSC 740 and 2013 ONSC 1868 and 2014 ONSC 457 and 2015 ONSC 1287; General Motors of Canada Limited v. Abrams, 2011 ONSC 5338; Berry......
  • Kidd et al. v. Canada Life Assurance Co. et al., [2012] O.T.C. Uned. 740
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 6, 2012
    ...Representative Plaintiffs. [2] By order dated October 26, 2011, I certified the action as a class action. See Kidd v Canada Life , 2011 ONSC 6324. [3] The law firms of Koskie Minsky LLP, Harrison Pensa LLP, and Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP, are Class Counsel. [4] The Plaintiffs make three ma......
  • Mann-Campbell v JUUL Labs Canada, Ltd
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • July 15, 2026
    ...on the common issues. 36 The JUUL Defendants submit that a conflict of interest is not required. They refer me to Kidd v. Canada Life, 2011 ONSC 6324 at paras. 78–79 and 81–85 [ Kidd., for this proposition. At paras. 78–79 of Kidd, Justice Perell wrote: [78] Under s. 5(2) of the Class Proce......
  • Brewers Retail Inc. v. Campbell
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • August 10, 2023
    ...certified class actions for settlement purposes involving pension disputes on multiple other occasions: see e.g., Kidd v. Canada Life, 2011 ONSC 6324, 22 C.P.C. (7th) 156; Toronto District School Board v. Field, 2010 ONSC 3865; 98 C.P.C. (6th) [72] Moreover, I do not accept FSRA’s submissio......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 7 ' 11, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 14, 2023
    ...Inc., 2006 SCC 28, Montreal Trust Company of Canada v. Ontario (Superintendent of Financial Services), 2009 ONFST 1, Kidd v. Canada Life, 2011 ONSC 6324, 22 C.P.C. (7th) 156, Toronto District School Board v. Field, 2010 ONSC 3865, Hodge v. Neinstein, 2017 ONCA 494, Pearson v. Inco Ltd. (200......
18 books & journal articles
  • Editor-in-chief’s Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...(declaring that the court had jurisdiction to consent to varying the pension plan trust on behalf of spouses of certain plan members); 2011 ONSC 6324 [Kidd 2011] (certifying class action); 2012 ONSC 740 [Kidd 2012] (approving first settlement); 2013 ONSC 1868 [Kidd 2013] (rejecting seco......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-1, December 2016
    • December 1, 2016
    ...action. This will not only cause undue delay and expense, but it 25 26 27 28 2015 ONSC 1287, Perell J. Kidd v Canada Life Assurance Co, 2011 ONSC 6324, Perell J. Ibid at para 64. [2008] OJ No 4720 (SCJ), Lax The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview is antithetical to the procedure contemplate......
  • Guest Editor’s Introduction: The Past, Present, and Future of Class Actions in Canada
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...(declaring that the court had jurisdiction to consent to varying the pension plan trust on behalf of spouses of certain plan members); 2011 ONSC 6324 [Kidd 2011] (certifying class action); 2012 ONSC 740 [Kidd 2012] (approving first settlement); 2013 ONSC 1868 [Kidd 2013] (rejecting seco......
  • Class Actions as a Bridge Between Cultures of Dignity and Victimhood
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-1, December 2016
    • December 1, 2016
    ...action. This will not only cause undue delay and expense, but it 25 26 27 28 2015 ONSC 1287, Perell J. Kidd v Canada Life Assurance Co, 2011 ONSC 6324, Perell J. Ibid at para 64. [2008] OJ No 4720 (SCJ), Lax The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview is antithetical to the procedure contemplate......
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