Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corp. et al.

JurisdictionOntario
CourtSuperior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
JudgePerell, J.
Citation[2012] O.T.C. Uned. 1138,2012 ONSC 1138,[2012] O.T.C. Uned. 1138 (SC)
Date21 February 2012
Subject MatterPRACTICE

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37 practice notes
  • Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 12, 2022
    ...and 2013 ONSC 5086. [122] [2009] O.J. No. 4366 (S.C.J.), aff'd [2010] O.J. No. 3056 (Div. Ct.). [123] [2002] 1 S.C.R. 595. [124] 2012 ONSC 1138 [125] MacKinnon v. Pfizer Canada Inc.2022 BCCA 151, var’g 2021 BCSC 1093; Sharp v. Royal Mutual Funds Inc., 2021 BCCA [126] Batten v. B......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Dennis v. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, 2013 ONCA 501, Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corporation, 2012 ONSC 1138, Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd., 2010 ONSC 463, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Essex v. Windsor (City), 2015 ONCA 572, Caputo v......
  • Editor-in-chief’s Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...as “more user-friendly than author-friendly,”180 174 Waldman, above note 172 at para 17. 175 Waldman v Thomson Reuters Corp, 2012 ONSC 1138 (despite the style of cause, the parties agreed by consent at the certification hearing to drop the parent company from the litigation). 176 See Kalajd......
  • 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
    ...as “more user-friendly than author-friendly,”180 174 Waldman, above note 172 at para 17. 175 Waldman v Thomson Reuters Corp, 2012 ONSC 1138 (despite the style of cause, the parties agreed by consent at the certification hearing to drop the parent company from the litigation). 176 See Kalajd......
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  • Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 12, 2022
    ...and 2013 ONSC 5086. [122] [2009] O.J. No. 4366 (S.C.J.), aff'd [2010] O.J. No. 3056 (Div. Ct.). [123] [2002] 1 S.C.R. 595. [124] 2012 ONSC 1138 [125] MacKinnon v. Pfizer Canada Inc.2022 BCCA 151, var’g 2021 BCSC 1093; Sharp v. Royal Mutual Funds Inc., 2021 BCCA [126] Batten v. B......
  • Strathdee v Johnson & Johnson Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 25, 2025
    ...43 O.R. (3d) 367 (Gen. Div.). Defining the class is a technical, rather than a substantive challenge: Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corp., 2012 ONSC 1138, 99 C.P.R. (4th) 303, at para. 61 The plaintiffs are not required to show that everyone in the class shares the same interest in the resolut......
  • Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 14, 2012
    ...is the individual consent issue. As noted above, infringement is defined by the lack of consent. In Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corp. , 2012 ONSC 1138, [2012] O.J. No. 792 (" Waldman ") at para. 173, the court considered a similar copyright infringement issue and reached the same conclusion.......
  • Carcillo v Ontario Major Junior Hockey League
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 22, 2025
    ...can sometimes be resolved without reference to the extent of harm suffered by each individual: Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corporation, 2012 ONSC 1138, 22 C.P.C. (7th) 33, leave to appeal refused, 2012 ONSC 3436 (Div. Ct.). Any concern about quantifying punitive damages before compensatory d......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 22-26, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 1, 2025
    ...v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Dennis v. Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, 2013 ONCA 501, Waldman v. Thomson Reuters Corporation, 2012 ONSC 1138, Robinson v. Rochester Financial Ltd., 2010 ONSC 463, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society of Essex v. Windsor (City), 2015 ONCA 572, Caputo v......
  • BLG Monthly Update - April 2012
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 24, 2012
    ...the law on many points), holding that Waldman met the low procedural threshold for certification: Waldman v Thomson Reuters Canada Corp, 2012 ONSC 1138. The judge did narrow the scope of the class to exclude clients(who may also have a hand in the drafting), in-house and public-sector lawye......
12 books & journal articles
  • Cumulative Index, Volumes 1-10
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...as “more user-friendly than author-friendly,”180 174 Waldman, above note 172 at para 17. 175 Waldman v Thomson Reuters Corp, 2012 ONSC 1138 (despite the style of cause, the parties agreed by consent at the certification hearing to drop the parent company from the litigation). 176 See Kalajd......
  • 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
    ...as “more user-friendly than author-friendly,”180 174 Waldman, above note 172 at para 17. 175 Waldman v Thomson Reuters Corp, 2012 ONSC 1138 (despite the style of cause, the parties agreed by consent at the certification hearing to drop the parent company from the litigation). 176 See Kalajd......
  • Pre-dispute Mandatory Arbitration Clauses - the Not-so-secret Weapon of 'class' Destruction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...as “more user-friendly than author-friendly,”180 174 Waldman, above note 172 at para 17. 175 Waldman v Thomson Reuters Corp, 2012 ONSC 1138 (despite the style of cause, the parties agreed by consent at the certification hearing to drop the parent company from the litigation). 176 See Kalajd......
  • Editor-in-chief’s Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 10-1-2, January 2015
    • January 1, 2015
    ...as “more user-friendly than author-friendly,”180 174 Waldman, above note 172 at para 17. 175 Waldman v Thomson Reuters Corp, 2012 ONSC 1138 (despite the style of cause, the parties agreed by consent at the certification hearing to drop the parent company from the litigation). 176 See Kalajd......
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