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Boarding school class action raises issues about systemic abuse

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Margaret Waddell
Margaret Waddell
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By LegalMatters Staff • A recent judgment that found a former boarding school breached the duty of care owed to its students provides several key takeaways, says Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell. In Cavanaugh et al. v. Grenville Christian College Justice Janet Leiper ordered that the school must pay yet-to-be-determined damages to former students for […]

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Litigation proves effectiveness of class actions to protect investors

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Margaret Waddell
Margaret Waddell
Partner at Waddellphillips.ca
(416) 477-6979
marg@waddellphillips.ca
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By LegalMatters Staff • Financial institutions that fail to fairly and openly serve investment clients could face penalties or lawsuits, says Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell. Waddell, a partner with Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, points to several recent events where banking conglomerates have been made to answer for the way they deal with their investing customers. She

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Social media class-action breaks new ground: Waddell

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Margaret Waddell
Margaret Waddell
Partner at Waddellphillips.ca
(416) 477-6979
marg@waddellphillips.ca
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A class-action lawsuit against a social media giant claiming age and gender discrimination in employment and housing applications by its advertisers is “forging new ground,” says Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell. A Montreal law firm has filed an application for the lawsuit against the company, alleging the social networking giant has allowed for discrimination by excluding specific people

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Waddell launches new firm with an eye on preserving rights

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Margaret Waddell
Margaret Waddell
Partner at Waddellphillips.ca
(416) 477-6979
marg@waddellphillips.ca
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Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell has opted to hang out her own shingle with the new firm, Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation,which will focus on cases with a strong human rights element, in addition to consumer protection, product liability and securities class actions. “One of the types of litigation cases we are excited to take on is

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Appeal court certifies class action against accounting firm

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Margaret Waddell
Margaret Waddell
Partner at Waddellphillips.ca
(416) 477-6979
marg@waddellphillips.ca
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After concluding that both the motion judge and the majority of the Divisional Court erred, the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) has certified a class-action lawsuit against an accounting firm that involves international investors who lost money in an investment in a Chinese livestock company, says Toronto class-action lawyer Margaret Waddell. Waddell acted as counsel to

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Alberta appeal court certification ruling ‘surprising’

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Margaret Waddell
Margaret Waddell
Partner at Waddellphillips.ca
(416) 477-6979
marg@waddellphillips.ca
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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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