Class actions in Canada: Bringing out the big guns [Video]

It’s no secret that Samfiru Tumarkin LLP is known across Canada for helping individuals with their employment, long-term disability and serious injury claims.

The Employment Law Show and Disability Law Show demonstrate our passion and determination to educate Canadians about their rights. Each week, we provide millions of people with important legal information.

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However, we are also attuned to certain issues which require us, at times, to bring out the “big guns” of the law: class-action lawsuits.

Let me tell you about two of our recent class actions that have garnered widespread media attention.

TD travel insurance class-action lawsuit

When COVID-19 struck in 2020, travel plans collapsed all over the world. Governments recalled their citizens and closed their borders.

During this time, I was contacted by Kevin Lyons. The father of two from Toronto had …