CTVNews.ca takes a look at notable class-action lawsuits launched in 2019, involving everything from herbicide to baby powder.
In this June 28, 2011, file photo, bottles of Roundup herbicide, a product of Monsanto, are displayed on a store shelf in St. Louis. Just this month, the list got longer with news that victims of a mass shooting in Toronto have filed a class action against Smith & Wesson, which manufactured the handgun used in the attack. The lawsuit alleges the U.S.
At the heart of the issue is that users of the herbicide developed cancer, and that manufacturer Monsanto allegedly knew Roundup's active ingredient glyphosate causes cancer.In a statement to CTV News in May, Bayer insisted that glyphosate is safe. At multiple trials, Johnson and Johnson expert witnesses have testified asbestos hasn't been detected in the talc in its baby powder in thousands of tests conducted over the last 40 years. The company denies any wrongdoing.
The company was also ordered to pay US$10 million in California in July and US$325 million in New York in May.Using class actions to litigate privacy breaches is on the rise, says Kalajdzic. The question is whether class actions are good at deterring companies from sloppy privacy practices and an effective way to disperse compensation.
“Facebook basically sold users’ online DNA, but users are not using the platform with that in mind. The public is only now learning about the seriousness of the intrusions into their privacy.” “This is a case, much like Indian residential schools, in which there is a lot at stake in the litigation beyond compensation,” said Kalajdzic. “These are people who want to tell their stories. This is a deeply personal and emotional issue.”
Merchant Law Group is leading a class action against Ticketmaster that alleges the company worked with scalpers to create an anti-competitive situation for other users of the platform.
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