Court of Appeal refuses to allow further appeal in GM/Cassels Brock class action

Sotos LLP

Published August 24, 2012
Posted in: GM, News

The Ontario Court of Appeal has denied leave to appeal in the ongoing class action against General Motors of Canada Limited and the law firm Cassels Brock & Blackwell. The defendants have now exhausted all appeal routes for the certification decision and the case will proceed toward trial.

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Maclean’s – Uncivil Law

Sotos LLP

Published August 20, 2012
Posted in: GM

A top Bay Street law firm is suing 164 other lawyers—many from small towns across the country—in an epic legal battle unlike any before it in Canada

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Case Update: Leave to Appeal Granted

Sotos LLP

Published June 23, 2011
Posted in: GM

On June 22, 2011, the Honourable Justice W. Low of the Divisional Court granted leave to appeal in part to the defendants.

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GM class action certification in the news

Sotos LLP

Published March 9, 2011
Posted in: David Sterns, GM, News

Several media outlets have published stories about the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s decision last week to certify a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of all former General Motors dealers who were terminated in connection with the federal auto bailout.

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Court allows class action suit to proceed against GM Canada and Cassels Brock

Sotos LLP

Published March 2, 2011
Posted in: Allan Dick, David Sterns, GM, News

An Ontario court granted class action status to a lawsuit by over 200 former Canadian GM auto dealers terminated in connection with GM’s 2009 auto bailout by the Governments of Canada and Ontario.

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The Record: Losing GM franchise leaves long-time car dealer devastated

Sotos LLP

Published January 18, 2011
Posted in: GM

The Record has written an article about former Kitchener-Waterloo GM dealer Gary Stockie and his experience losing his franchise in the GM bailout.

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FP: Class actions can target firms as defendants

Sotos LLP

Published November 11, 2010
Posted in: David Sterns, GM, News

The Financial Post recently featured Sotos LLP and interviewed David Sterns in an article about two class action law suits that name law firms as defendants.

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Biz Magazine features article on General Motors dispute

Sotos LLP

Published June 4, 2010
Posted in: David Sterns, GM

Biz magazine (Hamilton and Halton) has published an article about the ongoing GM dealers dispute and the class action lawsuit being brought by Sotos LLP.

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Former Pickering GM dealer joins class action lawsuit

Sotos LLP

Published April 17, 2010
Posted in: GM

Jerry Gazarek looking for other options for his land.

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CBC Radio: GM Dealers on The Current

Sotos LLP

Published April 13, 2010
Posted in: GM, News

CBC Radio program “The Current” aired a segment about the ongoing GM dealers dispute that is the subject of the class action lawsuit being brought by Sotos LLP.

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