Quebec 2008 - CLE 1.4 The Issues of Health-Related Class Actions Suits

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1.1 Media in the Courtroom

1.2 Recruiting Temporary Workers

1.3 Practice Mgt: 60 Tips in 60 Minutes

1.4 Health-Related Class Action Suits

1.5 Pension Reform in Canada

2.1 Winning Advocacy: Using Your Words

2.2 400 Years of French Language Influence and Canada’s Hybrid Judicial System

2.3 Improving Access to Justice

2.4 Speaking Truth to Power

2.5 Latest in Environmental Class Actions

3.1 A Woman’s Place Is In the House

3.2 Criminal Inadmissibility in the Cross Border Context

3.3 How to Stop Others From Spilling the Beans

3.4 Starting, Expanding or Winding Up a Law Practice

3.5 The Definition of Charity & Gift- is there a Canadian Standard?

4.1 Reasonable Accommodation

4.2 Children and the Law

4.3 Managing Your E-Mail

4.4 Deal or No Deal -Procurement in Public Sector

5.1 Evidence: The Only Constant Is Change

5.2 400 Years of Military in Quebec and Canada

5.3 How to Make Money in the Electronic Era

5.4 Insolvency on the Catwalk

5.5 Advanced preview of PIPEDA 2.0

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1.4 The Issues of Health-Related Class Action Suits

Monday, August 18, 9:00 – 10:30

Class action suits dealing with health-related problems, such as lack of access to treatment or pharmaceutical companies’ liabilities in marketing hazardous products, are on the rise. What impact do these suits have on the policies established by the government or companies they target? What problems and challenges do the lawyers for both the plaintiffs and defendants face in these cases? Three renowned speakers will discuss these issues — issues whose importance grows as Canadian society focuses more and more on the health of its members.

Moderator:
Madam Justice Chantal Corriveau, Superior Court of Quebec (Montreal)

Speakers:
Donald Bisson, McCarthy Tétrault LLP (Montreal)
Bruce Johnston, Trudel & Johnston (Montreal)
Daniel Jutras, McGill University – Faculty of Law (Montreal)

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1.4 The Issues of Health-Related Class Action Suits