Margaret Waddell

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Court can intervene to create litigation plan in class actions

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When class-action parties fail to reach an agreement on a litigation plan for the prosecution of the individual issues in a class proceeding, the court has the power to step in and craft a bespoke process, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell tells Legal Feeds. As the article notes, Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell recently gave both sides […]

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Supreme Court decision corporate-friendly but deterrent remains

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Corporations can take some comfort from the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision on investor class action lawsuits that the protections built into the Securities Act for them are going to be strictly upheld by the courts, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell tells Lawyers Weekly. Earlier this month, the top court ruled in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v.

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Waddell enjoys problem-solving aspect of her chosen profession

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Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell was barely into junior high school when friends and family started telling her she should consider becoming a lawyer. At the time it sounded like a good idea and she stuck with it. Even as a young child, she knew how to express an opinion and always stood up for what she

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Chambers Global guide recognizes Waddell for her expertise

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Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell has been recognized in the Chambers Global 2015 guide for her expertise in commercial class actions. In the category of Canada, Dispute Resolution: Class Action, the publication ranked Waddell, partner at Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP, in Band 2, describing her as a “notable practitioner” with a wide-ranging practice that includes acting for plaintiffs on commercial

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Alberta appeal court certification ruling ‘surprising’

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The Alberta Court of Appeal released a “surprising decision” in which it has imported the obligation of establishing evidence of class-wide loss from the specialized field of price-fixing actions to a claim rooted in breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty causing a depreciation in share price, Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell writes in Canadian Lawyer. Finding

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Opting out in class action doesn’t mean ‘wait and see’

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Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell and co-counsel Sam Marr have successfully argued before the Ontario Superior Court that former class members who exclude themselves from a class action should only be permitted to opt back into the proceeding if there’s evidence of misinformation or improper conduct during the opt out period. The case, involving the ParkLane Financial Group Ltd and

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