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October 9, 2024
Millenium Scoop Class Action certification hearing underway on behalf of BC’s Indigenous child welfare survivors and their families.
Currently, a pivotal hearing is underway in Vancouver. It concerns the certification of a proposed class action against Canada and the Province of BC for their alleged systematic discrimination against Indigenous children and their families in British Columbia. The hearing, set for Oct 7-11, 2024, is expected to deliver a…
Continue ReadingJune 3, 2024
B.C. faces class action lawsuit over ICBC payments to MSP
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit against the province and ICBC can proceed as a class action. The class action alleges that the province used ICBC to tax people for health-care costs illegally. Scott Stanley is representing the plaintiffs. Scott told Global News, “If the lawsuit is…
Continue ReadingMay 9, 2024
Angela Bespflug is Benchmark Litigation Canada’s Plaintiff Litigator of the Year!
We are delighted to share that our colleague Angela Bespflug was named Plaintiff Litigator of the Year last night at the 2024 Benchmark Litigation Canada Awards. This is the third time Benchmark has acknowledged the excellence of Angela’s work, which has made a significant difference in the lives of our…
Continue ReadingNovember 14, 2023
Proposed Settlement in Veterans’ Disability Benefits Miscalculation Class Action
We are pleased to announce that the parties in Manuge v. His Majesty the King, Federal Court, Action No.: T-119-19 have reached a proposed settlement to resolve the claims in this class action, which is subject to Court approval. The approval hearing will be held on December 18, 2023. A…
Continue ReadingNovember 2, 2023
CTV News interviews Scott Stanley in coverage of MCFD class action
CTV News covered the MCFD class action filed this past December and interviewed Scott Stanley about the proposed class action. Referencing the history of ongoing systemic problems with BC’s foster system, Scott noted that the government should have been aware of these systemic failures for generations. Scott confirmed that the…
Continue ReadingNovember 1, 2023
Scott Stanley quoted in Canadian Lawyer regarding BC’s proposed class action to recoup opioid-related damages against U.S. consultant McKinsey
The Province of BC’s proposed class action to recover healthcare costs related to the BC opioid crisis from defendants, including consultants to companies that manufactured, marketed, distributed or sold opioid drugs and products in Canada, has survived a legal challenge to its initiating pleadings. In British Columbia v. McKinsey, 2023…
Continue ReadingJuly 27, 2023
CTV talks to John Cameron about certification of class action against the Provincial Health Services Authority over employment of fake nurse in BC
On July 27, 2023, CTV interviewed John Cameron about the class action lawsuit certified against the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) on behalf of approximately 1,150 patients who had interactions with an unlicensed nurse during her employment at B.C. Women’s Hospital (BCWH) for more than a year. This legal action…
Continue ReadingJuly 26, 2023
Class action certified against Provincial Health Services Authority for unlicensed nurse’s alleged involvement in patient care at BC Women’s Hospital
Murphy Battista LLP and Slater Vecchio LLP jointly announce the successful certification of a class action against the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) on behalf of patients who received procedures at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (BCWH) during 2020 and 2021. On July 25, 2023, the Supreme Court of…
Continue ReadingJune 29, 2023
Class action proceeding certified over clawing back of disability pension benefits from veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP.
On June 28, 2023, the Federal Court of Canada certified a federal class proceeding brought against the Government of Canada alleging the improper claw back of disability pension benefits under the Pension Act. This class action was brought by Murphy Battista LLP on behalf of veterans and members of the…
Continue ReadingJanuary 10, 2023
MCFD class action alleges neglect of children in government care
The New West Minster Record reported on this potential class action that alleges that generations of BC children in care were deprived of the basic rights of childhood by the defendants through systemic negligence, indifferent and isolated acts of corruption. The lawsuit was filed by Catherine Stubbington and Rena Knight…
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