'Flood of litigation'Jasminka Kalajdzic, an associate law professor at the University of Windsor and director of the Class Action Clinic, agreed that there will likely be a "flood of litigation. There have also ‎been a number of high profile, non-class action claims commenced, the law firm said. (Jeff Chiu/Associated Press)Because Canadian class action plaintiff lawyers closely monitor U.S. court filings, the law firm said it anticipates a "host of 'copycat' class proceedings in Canada." Amazon is faced with a class action lawsuit in California over alleged price gouging. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)And class-against lawsuits are being launched against Canadian airlines by passengers seeking full refunds for flights cancelled during the pandemic.

Source: CBC News May 08, 2020 07:52 UTC