Exxon Valdez Tanker Alaska Oil Spill – Baker v Exxon Class Action Exxon class action concerning the oil spill from the tanker, Exxon Valdez, in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989: Baker v. Exxon is considered by many to be the longest and most complex class action case in American legal history. Shortly after the Exxon Valdez spilled

Agnico-Eagle is a Canadian-based gold miner with operations in Canada, Finland and Mexico. Goldex is one of their mines located in the Abitibi region of Quebec that has been very profitable for the company. Goldex accounted for 30% of the company’s total gold production in 2009 and 19% of its production in 2010. The mine, however, ran into trouble in

Neglect, Ill-treatment and Poor Living Conditions of Patients This first institutional abuse case of its kind in the US illustrates one of many turning points away from the long-term or life care of patients in state institutions for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. In their history, state homes, hospitals and asylums had tended to become underfunded and overcrowded and

The official court notice published in newspapers across Canada proclaimed, “The Indian residential schools settlement has been approved. The healing continues.” In May 2006, a settlement was announced in the “omnibus” Indian residential school class action, a combined settlement of multiple class actions across Canada. The claims were by former students of Indian residential schools and families of former students,

Huronia Regional Centre Class Action: What Happened? From 1876 to 2009, Huronia Regional Centre at Orillia, Ontario provided a residential program for mentally challenged and disabled persons. In April 2009, plaintiffs filed a statement of claim initiating a class action against the provincial government who established, operated and supervised the institution. The claim alleges that the Province of Ontario was

Results on Class Action Against Maple Leaf Foods Listeria Outbreak On August 23, 2008 the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency received laboratory results from Health Canada that established a link between certain Maple Leaf Foods meat products and an outbreak of listeriosis. Eating foods contaminated with the bacteria “listeria monocytogenes” resulted in serious illness

Nutella Class Action: What Happened? Athena Hohenberg, a San Diego mother, filed a class action lawsuit against Ferrero USA, the makers of Nutella, in February 2011. The plaintiff claimed that Ferrero was deceptively advertizing Nutella as a “nutritious” and “healthy breakfast,” even though it contains dangerous levels of saturated fat and processed sugars and it is “the next best thing

On August 2, 2005, Air France Flight 358 en route from Paris to Toronto overran the runway at Pearson International Airport. The Airbus A340 came to a stop in a gulley and burst into flames. Thankfully, all passengers and crew members survived, but passengers suffered both physical and emotional injuries. The baggage of the majority of passengers was damaged or

Class Action Lawsuit Definition This is a lawsuit involving a group (or “class”) of either plaintiffs or defendants. Group of Plantiffs Typically, a class action lawsuit involves a group, or class, of people called “plaintiffs” who claim they have suffered a similar type of injury, from the same “defendant”, who is often a business or government. Examples of Famous Class