News by subject: LAW/LEGAL ISSUES

Reunion Neuroscience Inc. ("Reunion" or "the Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative and patented therapeutic solutions for underserved mental health conditions, has filed a lawsuit today against...

"We are pleased that the courts have struck down the heavy-handed use of the ?notwithstanding' clause in Bill 307, the Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, 2021. This is a victory for Ontarians who deserve to receive information from a...

Silver Bull Resources, Inc. ("Silver Bull") announced today that it has filed a Notice of Intent to initiate a legacy North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) claim under Annex 14-C of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement to recover economic...

The Blinc Group, Inc. (Blinc), a leading innovator in the cannabis vaporizer industry, is pleased to announce that Judge Cheney, Chief Administrative Judge of the International Trade Commission (ITC), has rejected the allegations that Shenzhen Smoore...

Almaden Minerals Ltd. ("Almaden" or "the Company"; TSX: AMM; NYSE American: AAU) wishes to advise stakeholders that it has recently learnt that Mexico's Ministry of the Economy ("Economia") has made a submission to the second district court in Puebla...

Winshear Gold Corp. (?Winshear', the ?Company', or the ?Claimant') completed the evidentiary hearing for arbitration on Thursday February 16, 2023 at the Washington offices of ICSID, an organisation of the World Bank Group. Richard Williams, CEO...

InterCure Ltd. (dba Canndoc)("InterCure" or the "Company") the biggest and most profitable cannabis company outside of north America, announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Cann Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (dba "Better"), a company with...

Reunion Gold Corporation (the "Company") reports that it has been named as a party in a Statement of Claim issued by Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on February 10, 2023 (the "Claim"). The Claim...

Winshear Gold Corp. (?Winshear', the ?Company', or the ?Claimant'), formerly Helio Resource Corp., provides the following update on the dispute with the United Republic of Tanzania ("Tanzania") which is the subject of arbitration through the...

Altai Resources Inc. (ATI, TSX VENTURE; US SEC Rule 12g3-2(b) File # 82-2950) ( "Altai" or the "Company") responds to a press release disseminated by Mastro Capital ("Mastro", the President of which is John Mastromattei), a shareholder of the...

Field Law is bulking up its intellectual property services by acquiring the Canmore-based firms Hicks Intellectual Property Law and Hicks & Associates Intellectual Property, collectively known as Hicks Intellectual Property. The union between Field...

Feb. 06, 2023 -- The Police Association of Ontario (PAO) has launched the eighth annual Police Services Hero of the Year Awards program, encouraging Ontarians to nominate police personnel in their communities who have gone above and beyond their call...

Canadian Association of University Teachers - Laurentian University filed for insolvency protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) on February 1, 2021. Two years later ? after job losses, program cuts, and plummeting enrollment...

On Tuesday, Mark Baxter the President of the Police Association of Ontario (PAO) spoke with Ontario MPPs at Ontario's Standing Committee on Justice Policy about needed reform of the bail system in Canada to keep people and communities safe. The PAO...

The Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) has filed a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia to appeal a recent BC Human Rights Tribunal (BC HRT) decision, R.R. v. VACFSS, issued on November 22, 2022. "It is...

Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc, shíshálh Nation and the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) are pleased to announce that they have reached a historic $2.8 billion settlement with Canada that recognizes the collective harms suffered by Indigenous...

OTC Markets Group Inc. , today announced the 2023 OTCQX® Best 50, a ranking of the top-performing OTCQX companies in the prior calendar year. The OTCQX Best 50 is an annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX...

Mohawk Industries, Inc. , the world's largest floor covering manufacturer, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with plaintiffs to resolve the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit. Mohawk and certain of its executive...

PlantX Life Inc. ("PlantX" or the "Company"), the digital face of the plant-based community, operating a one-stop shop for plant-based products, today announced retaining a law firm to review and assess legal options against auditors. PlantX has...

TORONTO, ON, January 6, 2023 ? Four of Canada's largest police associations representing more than 60,000 sworn and civilian police personnel announced today they have joined forces to confront the growing wave of violence against police and the...

Rogers Communications Inc. ("Rogers") and Shaw Communications Inc. ("Shaw") today provided the following statement upon being advised that the Commissioner of Competition is appealing the Competition Tribunal decision permitting Rogers' proposed...

Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") announced today that TotalEnergies EP Canada Ltd. ("Total"), a subsidiary of TotalEnergies SE has filed an application in the Alberta Court of King's Bench in connection with Teck's sale of its Fort Hills interest...

After nearly five months of job action, members of the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association (CDLA), the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA), the Red Deer Criminal Defence Lawyers Association (RDCDLA) and the Southern Alberta Defence Lawyers...

AirBoss of America Corp. (the "Company" or "AirBoss") announced today that it has become aware that a statement of claim was issued (under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992) in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against AirBoss and several named...

A $25 million proposed class action lawsuit has been commenced against the Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) on behalf of its employees claiming unpaid wages for vacation pay and holiday pay. The claim alleges that Scotiabank miscalculates its...

Tribunal Watch Ontario says there is an access-to-justice crisis at some of Ontario's most important adjudicative tribunals, including the Landlord and Tenant Board and Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, which are part of the Tribunals Ontario...

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With only one month left in the extension period, Class Members are urged to submit their claim for compensation under the Federal Indian Day School Settlement Agreement. The deadline to submit a Claim Form, together with an Extension Request Form,...

InterCure Ltd. (dba Canndoc) ("InterCure" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the withdrawal of a class action lawsuit against it (the "Regenera Lawsuit"). The Regenera Lawsuit was described in the Company's press release dated May 26, 2020...

Just Energy Group Inc. ("Just Energy" or the "Company") (NEX:JE.H; OTC:JENGQ), a retail provider specializing in electricity and natural gas commodities and bringing energy efficient solutions and renewable energy options to customers, today...

Pure Labs takes action to protect the intellectual property of its flagship E-liquid brand, Halo, relentlessly prosecuting multiple trademark infringers. Pure Labs recently brought civil action and successfully defended its intellectual property...

The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships makes the following statement on the Ottawa Light Rail Transit Public Inquiry report released today: "The Council thanks the Honourable Justice William Hourigan and the entire commission team for...

LEX Reception, the legal reception service, launched in Canada this month to support firms across the country. With 10 years of experience, they deliver personalized client service to give lawyers more time for their practice and themselves. LEX's...

In an important victory for Ontario workers, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has struck down Bill 124 in its entirety. The court struck down the bill on the basis that it violates the fundamental constitutional rights to collectively bargain...

Emerita Resources Corp. (the "Company" or "Emerita") announces that the Third Section of the Provincial Court of Seville (the "Court") has set March 3, 2025 as the date for the criminal trial on the alleged crimes committed during the process of...

(Ottawa, November 25, 2022) CAUT - Over 150 academic staff association leaders meeting in Ottawa this week are calling on the Liberal government to uphold its promise to remove publicly funded post-secondary education institutions from the Companies'...

The lawyers and staff of Thomson Rogers are proud to show our support for people living with spinal cord injuries, as Platinum sponsor of Spinal Cord Injury Ontario's #peeitforward campaign. The #peeitforward campaign aims to raise awareness and...

The Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) has received a ruling from the BC Human Rights Tribunal in a very difficult situation involving child custody and an Indigenous mother.  VACFSS regrets that solutions could not be...

Los Angeles-based entity NAD Capital has filed a Breach of Contract, Breach of Implied Covenant and Good Faith and Fair Dealing and Fraud lawsuit against Canadian-based Boosh Plant-Based Brands Inc. Also named in the suit is founder and CEO of Boosh...

Leading Canadian infrastructure and project finance lawyer Mark Bain is stepping down after six years as chair of the board of directors of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP). Bain, a Partner at Torys LLP, made the...

CAUT - The Auditor General of Ontario says it was unnecessary, inappropriate, and ultimately destructive for the Laurentian University senior administration to deliberately pursue insolvency protection in the courts rather than accept government...

AMD and Analog Devices, Inc. today announced that they have resolved all their ongoing patent litigations, based on mutually agreed upon terms. As part of this resolution, the two companies have committed to pursue technology collaborations to...

A Richmond Hill online gaming player has been charged with two counts of Cheat at Play, contrary to section 209 of the Criminal Code of Canada. All regulated gaming sites ? including OLG.CA as well as private operator sites conducted and managed...

Class members who have yet to file their claim for the Federal Indian Day School Class Action Settlement are urged to submit their Extension Request Form together with their Claim Form as soon as possible as the January 13, 2023 final deadline is...

In a letter submitted to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (FINA), the Association of Canadian Pension Management (ACPM) commented on Bill C-228, noting serious, undesirable and unintended...

A reward of up to $250,000 was announced Tuesday by the Bolo Program as it updated its Top 25 list of Canada's most wanted fugitives. The reward was announced for information leading to the arrest of Rabih Alkhalil, who is wanted for being...

Marble is using their flagship legal product, Medchart, to provide claimant authorization to law firms representing patients in the Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals opioid lawsuit. Powered by Marble's APIs, Medchart enables mass tort and personal injury...

A national organization representing naturists has launched a significant initiative that calls on the Federal government to review its nudity law. The Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) has released a position statement and has organized a...

Individuals who attended a Federal Indian Residential School during the day but did not sleep there overnight ("Day Scholars"), are encouraged to submit a claim for $10,000 in compensation by the...

Grain producers will now have more time to ask for a Final Quality Determination from the Canadian Grain Commission in the event of a grain grading dispute on their deliveries into Canadian Grain Commission-licensed primary elevators. Formerly known...