More than 1,000 people detained during the chaotic G20 summit almost six years ago won the right Wednesday to go the class-action route in lawsuits against police and others. In approving the class-action process, Ontario’s top court said various reports on the events to date had made only non-binding recommendations. “The remedies sought by the plaintiffs, which include a declaration that …
Two G20 class-action lawsuits will go ahead, Ontario’s Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday. Both lawsuits refer to the “kettling” of protesters during the June 26-28, 2010 summit. “We were illegally arrested, thrown into overcrowded wire cages, and treated worse than animals in a zoo,” Tommy Taylor, a lead plaintiff in the lawsuits, said in a statement Wednesday.
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Matthew Pfeffer, the chief executive officer of MannKind, speaks during last year’s annual meeting. Pfeffer announced Thursday that the company has a new licensing agreement for its Technosphere particle. Matthew Pfeffer, the chief executive officer of MannKind, speaks during last year’s annual meeting.
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – The family of the late Steve Montador is suing the NHL over concussions and other brain injuries the defenceman suffered during his playing career. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. federal court, alleges that the league collected data on concussions as far back as 1997 but failed to warn Montador about the dangers. Montador died in February, and an autopsy showed the 35-year- …
A month ago, Yahoo announced that its board of directors had unanimously decided to suspend work on the pending plan announced earlier last year to spin off Yahoo’s remaining holdings in Alibaba. It said the board would now evaluate “alternative transaction structures to separate the Alibaba stake, focusing specifically on a reverse of the previously announced spin transaction.” It went on to …
A month ago, Yahoo announced that its board of directors had unanimously decided to suspend work on the pending plan announced earlier last year to spin off Yahoo’s remaining holdings in Alibaba. It said the board would now evaluate “alternative transaction structures to separate the Alibaba stake, focusing specifically on a reverse of the previously announced spin transaction.” It went on to …