Setterington et al. v. Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. et al., [2006] O.T.C. 97 (SC)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: January 26, 2006
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2006] O.T.C. 97 (SC)

Setterington v. Merck Frosst Can. Ltd., [2006] O.T.C. 97 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2006] O.T.C. TBEd. FE.055

Carol Setterington, Jacqueline Wright, Errol Wright, Jeanette Lewis, Wayne Lewis, James Venables, Mary Jane McNicholl, Joseph Valius, Grace Di Caro, Sam Spina, Robert Tiboni, William James Ruck and Violet Aline Ruck (plaintiffs) v. Merck Frosst Canada Ltd., Merck Frosst Canada & Co. and Merck & Co. Inc. (defendants)

(Court File No. 04-CV-45435CP)

Indexed As: Setterington et al. v. Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Winkler, R.S.J.

February 2, 2006.

Summary:

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Practice - Topic 210.2

Persons who can sue and be sued - Individuals and corporations - Status or standing - Class actions - Procedure - Multiple or competing actions (incl. appointment of lead counsel) - See paragraphs 9 to 28.

Cases Noticed:

Vitapharm Canada Ltd. et al. v. Hoffmann-La Roche (F.) Ltd. et al., [2000] O.T.C. 877; 4 C.P.C.(5th) 169 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 13].

Ricardo v. Air Transat A.T. Inc. et al., [2002] O.T.C. 205; 21 C.P.C.(5th) 297 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 13].

Gorecki v. Canada (Attorney General), [2004] O.T.C. 286; 47 C.P.C.(5th) 151 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 13].

Rumley et al. v. British Columbia, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 184; 275 N.R. 342; 157 B.C.A.C. 1; 256 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 18].

Pearson v. Inco Ltd. et al. (2005), 205 O.A.C. 30 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 18].

Ledingham v. Minister of Transport, [1975] 1 S.C.R. 332; 2 N.R. 32, refd to. [para. 20].

McCarthy et al. v. Canadian Red Cross Society et al., [2001] O.T.C. 470; 8 C.P.C.(5th) 349 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 26].

Counsel:

Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C., Michael J. Peerless and Paul Miller, for the plaintiffs;

Caroline Zayid, for the defendants;

Evatt Merchant and Casey Churko, for the Merchant Group.

This motion was heard on January 26, 2006, by Winkler, R.S.J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on February 2, 2006.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.