Settlement funds and have now been completely distributed by ordinary mail to the persons identified in the Order approving the Settlement of the class proceeding. Our work on behalf of the class is therefore concluded.
The BC Supreme Court approved settlement of the Catalyst benefit rollback class action. The recent CCAA proceedings initiated by Catalyst created a situation where the class proceeding was uneconomic to continue, and the amount recovered in the settlement was only slightly more than each class member could have achieved in the bankruptcy. A copy of … Continued
Catalyst and Darryl Somerville, class representative, have settled the class action for the all-inclusive sum of $69,014, subject to court approval. This is a substantially smaller sum than was sought in the class proceeding, but the maximum amount that TevlinGleadle was able to negotiate in the circumstances, where the Company has successfully completed its reorganization … Continued
Counsel for the Plaintiff and Defendant have settled on the form of Certification Order, which has now been sent to the Court Registry for formal entry. A copy of the Certification Order is available here. It attaches as Appendices the following: Appendix A – Notice of Class Action Appendix B – Opt Out Notice Appendix … Continued
At a Case Management Conference held at 9 am today, the Honourable Judge Kelleher approved a form of Notice of Class Action and required that Catalyst deliver such Notice to each member of the various classes. Catalyst is to deliver and/or mail the Notice to each class member by Monday, June 6th. The Notice will … Continued
Counsel appeared before Judge Kelleher in BC Supreme Court Chambers today at a Case Management Conference, to attempt to resolve the form of Notice to be given to class members. The court heard submissions from counsel as to the form of Notice that would be appropriate in the circumstances but made no determination. The Court … Continued
In response to inquiries from class members about the process for determination of individual claims, we have published a FAQ for the Catalyst class action. Interested persons may find answers to their questions there.
The Honourable Mr. Justice Kelleher of the Supreme Court of British Columbia handed down Reasons for Judgement certifying Mr. Somerville’s action as a class proceeding under the BC Class Proceedings Act. The plaintiff was successfully able to obtain the court’s approval for certification of the employment law claims on his own behalf and all others … Continued
Dan Gleadle and Chris Forguson, appreared before the Honourable Mr. Justice Kelleher on Monday and Tuesday, February 14 and 15, 2011 and made submissions to the court in support of an application for certification of this important employment law matter as a “class proceeding”. The court “reserved judgement” – meaning that the application was not … Continued
TevlinGleadle, as counsel for Mr. Somerville delivered detailed Outline of Written Submissions as to the reasons why this proceeding should be certified by the court as a class action under the BC Class Proceedings Act.
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