{"id":1897,"date":"2016-08-10T15:26:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T19:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/expertise\/litigation-dispute-resolution\/class-actions\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:34:43","slug":"class-actions","status":"publish","type":"expertise","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/expertise\/class-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overview\" class=\"page-banner wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-media-on-the-right alignfull\" style=\"background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--base-2)\" >\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Expertise_Class-Actions_Featured.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Expertise_Class-Actions_Featured.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Expertise_Class-Actions_Featured-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Expertise_Class-Actions_Featured-1200x686.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Expertise_Class-Actions_Featured-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Expertise_Class-Actions_Featured-800x458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Expertise_Class-Actions_Featured-400x229.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Expertise_Class-Actions_Featured-1889x1080.jpg 1889w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>        <div class=\"page-banner-colour-bar\"  ><\/div>\n    <\/figure>\n    <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n        <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>        <div class=\"page-banner-acf__innerblocks\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Class Actions<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Navigating complex class action lawsuits with confidence\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Class action lawsuits can pose significant legal and financial challenges for businesses, often spanning multiple jurisdictions and extending over lengthy periods. At Miller Thomson, our experienced class actions lawyers are here to guide you through these complex cases and vigorously defend your interests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Strategic defense every step of the way\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When your company faces class action litigation, prompt and strategic action is essential. Our team takes decisive steps from the pre-certification stage, often achieving successful resolutions before trial. We understand the importance of crisis and reputation management, and we work tirelessly to protect your business throughout the process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">National coverage, integrated approach\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With 10 offices across Canada, our team takes a nationally integrated and collaborative approach to defending multijurisdictional or national class actions. We have a deep understanding of precedents across Canada and the United States, coupled with decades of collective experience in both common law and civil law jurisdictions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Industry expertise\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team has successfully represented a wide range of defendants from various industries, including construction, airline, energy, pharmaceuticals, digital currency, banking, securities, and electronics. We also represent government entities and non-profits in class action proceedings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Comprehensive legal support\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We provide defense in all substantive areas of law, including:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2eb748b2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Competition and Antitrust&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consumer protection&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employment disputes&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental issues&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial products and services&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Franchise disputes&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mass torts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical products and services&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Privacy and data breaches&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product liability&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Securities&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telecommunications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Efficient and transparent service\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our well-coordinated team is dedicated to meeting your needs throughout the process. With our efficient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/ancillary-services\/i3-involve-improve-innovate\/\">Legal Project Management (LPM) system<\/a>, we ensure your case is well-organized, properly resourced, and that communications are regular, timely, and transparent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Notable matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One strength of our national class action team is our ability to defend claims across all substantive areas. Throughout their distinguished careers, our lawyers have been involved in a vast array of class action mandates, some of which are mentioned below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Represented Schering Plough Inc. in the successful defence of class proceedings alleging misrepresentations with respect to the leading sun protection product, Coppertone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Represented the Pepsi-Cola Company in the successful defence of an action by the Consumers&#8217; Association of Canada claiming damages of hundreds of millions of dollars.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Represented Honeywell Limited in a multiparty class action, alleging product liability and environmental liability claims against various defendants for allowing Electromagnetic Frequency radiation (EMF radiation) to affect the health and safety of the proposed class.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Represented the Government of Ontario in the defence of highly publicized class proceedings arising out of the widespread contamination of the water supply in Walkerton, Ontario that resulted in seven deaths and illness to thousands of inhabitants of the Walkerton area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Represented Degussa AG, a leading chemical manufacturer and its affiliates, in the defence of cross-Canada class proceedings based upon allegations of a worldwide price-fixing conspiracy in the sale of vitamins for use in animal feed. This resulted in the largest settlement of its kind in Canadian class action history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representing the Japanese Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Mt. 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