The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld a decision authorizing a class-action lawsuit by parents who claim their children became addicted to the popular online video game Fortnite. Lawyers for Fortnite creator Epic Games had sought permission to appeal the decision, arguing that a Superior Court judge never should have authorized the class action because…
Quebec Appeal Court Rejects Fortnite Creator’s Challenge of Class-Action Lawsuit
BC High Court Orders Three Hells Angels Clubhouses Forfeited to the Province
British Columbia’s Appeal Court has overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered the Hells Angels motorcycle club to surrender three properties under the province’s Civil Forfeiture Act. The unanimous decision by a three-member panel issued Wednesday, says a B.C. Supreme Court justice was wrong to find “no evidence” that the Hells Angels’ clubhouses in Nanaimo, Kelowna…
Ontario Appeal Court Overturns Previous Ruling in Favour of Mother Who Doesn’t Want Her Children Vaccinated for COVID-19
Ontario’s top court has overturned a decision made by a superior court last year that ruled in favour of a mother who didn’t want her two children to receive the COVID-19 vaccines due to concerns over potential side effects. The mother was contesting a motion brought forward by her ex-husband on Jan. 25, 2022, that…
Quebec Appeal Court Orders New Trial for Man Who Fatally Stabbed Store Clerk in 2016
Quebec’s highest court has ordered a new trial for a Quebec man convicted in 2017 of stabbing to death a supermarket clerk. The Court of Appeal ruled Monday that the trial judge’s final instructions to jurors were confusing and complicated. The appeal court overturned Randy Tshilumba’s conviction and ordered a new trial. Tshilumba was found…
Court of Appeal Upholds Sharing of Canadian Bank Account Info With US Authorities
The Federal Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of legislation that allows account information held by Canadian financial institutions to be shared with U.S. authorities. Two U.S.-born women who now live in Canada, Gwendolyn Louise Deegan and Kazia Highton, challenged the Canadian provisions implementing a 2014 agreement between the two countries that makes the information-sharing…
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