Represented a large religious institution and successfully obtained court approval for the settlement of a class action relating to claims of discrimination by members of that religious institution despite the small size of the class.
Practice Area: Litigation - Class Actions
Successfully acted for a number of defendants in an employee class action certification motion relating to a call centre closure in narrowing the legal claims and the composition of the class sought by the plaintiffs and was involved in successfully obtaining a court approval for the settlement of the class action.
Successfully acted for a number of defendants in an employee class action certification motion relating to a call centre closure in narrowing the legal claims and the composition of the class sought by the plaintiffs and was involved in successfully obtaining a court approval for the settlement of the class action.
Represented multiple pension plan trustees in a class action relating to ownership of surplus pension plan funds.
Represented multiple pension plan trustees in a class action relating to ownership of surplus pension plan funds.
Represented individual trustees of a supplemental retirement benefit plan in a class action arising from the partial wind-up of the plan.
Represented individual trustees of a supplemental retirement benefit plan in a class action arising from the partial wind-up of the plan.
Represented a provincial government in a class action challenging retiree benefit plan changes.
Represented a provincial government in a class action challenging retiree benefit plan changes.
Successfully resisted certification of a class action for overtime pay brought by certain groups of investment advisors at a financial institution and had decision upheld on appeal.
Successfully resisted certification of a class action for overtime pay brought by certain groups of investment advisors at a financial institution and had decision upheld on appeal.
Successfully had a class action filed by unionized employees following a plant closure struck out, and had this decision upheld on appeal.
Successfully had a class action, filed by unionized employees following a plant closure, struck out, and had this decision upheld on appeal.
Successfully defeated certification in proposed class actions brought by against a large insurance company.
Successfully defeated certification in proposed class actions brought by against a large insurance company.
Lauri A. Reesor
Lauri advises a wide variety of employers with respect to labour relations and employment issues, with a particular focus on human rights litigation, pay equity, labour arbitration and education law with a concentration on special education.
Elisha C. Jamieson-Davies
Elisha is an experienced litigator with expertise in many types of litigation including employment disputes, long-term disability claims, commercial disputes, restrictive covenant enforcement, class actions and judicial reviews/appeals.