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Victoire d’un groupe d’étudiant.e.s de la Faculté de droit de l’Université de Montréal contre le règlement intervenu dans le dossier Uber Eats
schaffaiparent April 4, 2022 Catherine Piché
[Reprise de @Faculté de droit de l’Université de Montréal sur LinkedIn] Les 6 étudiantes et étudiants qui se sont présentés au Palais de justice pour s’objecter à un projet de transaction à l’amiable dans le cadre d’une action collective intentée contre Uber Eats ont eu gain de cause. Cette initiative née dans le cadre du séminaire […] Read more
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La professeure Catherine Piché dans le journal Le Devoir
June 25, 2020 Catherine Piché
La professeure Catherine Piché commente le récent règlement à l’amiable dans l’affaire américaine du RoundUp de Bayer-Monsanto. Même par rapport aux standards américains, la somme de plus de 10 milliards consentie mercredi par Bayer est « énorme », souligne Catherine Piché, une professeure de droit à l’Université de Montréal et la fondatrice du Laboratoire sur les actions […] Read more
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BLOG : Extreme Flooding Class Actions. Time to Stop “Going With the Flow” and Demand that Society Pay
By Andrea Roulet Finally, the spring rain has slowed down after regions in Quebec saw the second incident of severe spring flooding declared a state of emergency in the span of three years.[1] The heavy rainfall left an all too familiar result: thousands of Quebecers temporarily homeless, and for some, without any home to return […] Read more
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LCO Releases Catherine Piché’s Class Actions Final Report
schaffaiparent July 19, 2019 Catherine Piché
[From lco-cdo.org] On July 17, 2019, the LCO released its final report, Class Actions: Objectives, Experiences and Reforms, project in which Professor Catherine Piché acted as principal co-researcher. The LCO report is the first independent, comprehensive assessment of Ontario’s Class Proceedings Act (CPA) in 27 years. Since that time, class actions have grown dramatically in volume, […] Read more
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EVENT : Class Actions Lab Annual Conference
schaffaiparent April 10, 2019
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New Publication : Consumer Collective Redress In Canada
schaffaiparent April 10, 2019
Please find a new publication in Japanese Yearbook of International Law co-written by prof. Catherine Piché and prof. Geneviève Saumier regarding consumer collective redress in Canada Summary : Consumer collective redress is broadly available in Canada, allowing for compensation in damages for widespread economic or physical injuries caused by defective goods or services, or by unfair […] Read more
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The Class Actions Lab in the Quebec Bar Journal
December 19, 2018 Catherine Piché
The Class Actions Lab’s work is featured on page 18 in the December issue of the Journal du Barreau. The author, Philippe Samson, address the topic of class actions effectiveness in his article L’action collective sous observation. Please see the article HERE. Read more
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Class Actions Lab In The News
November 28, 2018 Catherine Piché
You can find here Stephanie Grammond’s column in La Presse, @Qui s’enrichit avec les actions collectives? : Cette forme d’indemnisation est hautement critiquée, car les études démontrent que très peu de membres utilisent les coupons-rabais, m’a expliqué Me Catherine Piché, professeure de droit à l’Université de Montréal spécialisée dans les actions collectives. Please also find Stéphanie Marin’s […] Read more
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Class Action Lab in Action @ II Conferencia International – La Prueba En El Proceso
schaffaiparent November 8, 2018
Prof. Catherine Piché acted as one of the few speakers at the II Conferencia International – La Prueba En El Proceso held in University of Salamanca, Spain and jointly organized by the International Association of Procedural Law and the Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Procesal. Here are a few images of the conference : Read more
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NEW ARTICLE FROM PROF. PICHÉ : The Fourth Dimension To Class Actions : Access To A Meaningful Benefit
November 8, 2018 Catherine Piché
Abstract: Class actions are procedural devices that are controversial because they purport to bind absent class members without their express consent or participation. They have a DNA of their own, and are, in fact, extraordinary procedural vehicles that serve varying purposes depending on their genre. Some class actions are driven by financial incentives and goals; […] Read more
