Class counsel Murray Tevlin and Dan Gleadle, together with counsel for the BCMA, appeared before Justice McEwen in the BCSC on two recent occasions, and with the Court’s assistance we have worked out the following schedule: Plaintiff affidavit materials filed: July 15 Defendant affidavit filed: Sept 13 Plaintiff Argument/reply materials delivered: Oct 11 Defendant argument … Continued
On July 6th and 7th, 2011, Dan Gleadle, counsel for the representative claimants, and Jennifer Francis, counsel for Freightliner Ltd. appeared before the Honourable Madam Justice Ballance, the Case Management Judge, and made submissions regarding the scope of the distribution group. This hearing was required because 8 individuals who were not residents of BC at … 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
Murray Tevlin and Dan Gleadle attended a Case Planning Confernece before Judge McEwan in BC Supreme Court today, to obtain directions from the Court as to the timing of steps to occur before the Certification Hearing. The Honourable Mr. Justice McEwan directed that the following occur: By May 31, 2011 BCMA will decide if it … 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
The court has scheduled the first Case Planning Conference for 2 hours on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The hearing will be held before Justice McEwen, the judge assigned to the BCMA Benefits Administration Fee class action. The parties and the court will review various issues, including timelines for process up to the Certification hearing. Notice … Continued
The BC Supreme Court has today appointeded the Honourable Mr. Jusitice McEwen as Judidical Management Judge in respect of the BCMA Benefit Administration class action. Class Counsel are in the process of arranging a first appearance before the Judicial Management Judge to obtain directions as to the process to be followed leading up to the … Continued
On April 8, 2011 the BC Supreme Court registry entered (formalized) the order of Madam Justice Ballance setting out the process to be followed to assess the claims of persons entitled to share in the distribution of remaining funds. The actual order can be viewed by clicking the link below. The order was “pronounced” on … 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.
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