Troy Yoshino Speaks at the Bar of Quebec’s National Class Action Seminar

Partner Troy Yoshino spoke on a panel at the 2024 National Class Action Seminar hosted by the Bar of Quebec. Troy’s session focused on collective actions in Canada. 

Key Takeaways

• There is increasing division amongst courts on whether, and to what extent, courts can consider merits-related issues (such as the lack of injury to every class member) at the class certification stage.
• One option for defendants to consider is whether merits-related defenses as to the named plaintiff(s) give rise to typicality and/or adequacy arguments.
• Separately, claims fraud and improper claims aggregation are on the rise, and parties need to protect against increasingly sophisticated schemes.