Canada: Ontario Court Strikes Several Franchisee Claims In Shoppers Drug Mart Class Proceeding - Cassels Brock
In a recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., the Honourable Mr. Justice Perell heard a motion for certification of a franchise class action as well as a cross-motion by the defendant under Rule 21 to strike various elements of the plaintiffs’ amended statement of claim.
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Justice Official to Be Nominated to Top Labor Slot
WASHINGTON — Seeking to fill yet another second-term Cabinet vacancy, President Barack Obama is set to nominate Thomas Perez, an assistant attorney general, to be the next secretary of labor, the White House says. If confirmed by the Senate, Perez, who has been head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division for 3½ years, would take over the Labor Department as Obama undertakes several worker-oriented initiatives, including an overhaul of immigration laws and an increase in the minimum wage. Before taking the job as assistant attorney general, the 51-year-old Perez was secretary of Maryland’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, which enforces state consumer rights, workplace safety and wage and hour laws. Obama planned to announce Perez’s nomination Monday morning at the White House. In choosing Perez, the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, Obama would be placing an already high-ranking Hispanic official in a Cabinet slot. Perez, a lawyer with a degree ...
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Canada: Supreme Court Of Canada Upholds Hate Speech Provision In Saskatchewan Human Rights Code - Davis LLP
The Supreme Court of Canada has recently rendered its decision in Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott.Mr. Justice Rothstein delivered the judgment of a unanimous Court upholding, in part, the finding that Mr. Whatcott had distributed flyers containing hateful language, in contravention of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, SS 1979, c S024.1.
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United States: United States Supreme Court Declines To Apply The "Discovery Rule" To Extend The Five-Year Statute Of Limitations For SEC Punitive Fraud Enforcement Actions - Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
In Gabelli v. Securities & Exchange Commission, No. 11-1274, 2013 WL 691002, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion by Chief Justice Roberts, held that the five-year statute of limitations for the Securities & Exchange Commission to bring a civil suit seeking penalties for securities fraud against investment advisers, codified in 28 U.S.C. § 2462, begins to run when the alleged fraud occurs, not when it is discovered.
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United States: The Supreme Court's Amgen Decision: Proof Of Materiality Is Not A Prerequisite To Certification Of A Securities Fraud Class Action - Blank Rome LLP
On February 27, 2013, six justices of the U.S. Supreme Court joined to hold that, in order for a class to be certified, plaintiffs in a securities fraud class action need only plausibly allege—not prove—that allegedly misleading statements are material.
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