The motion judge did not err in refusing to grant permanent stays under s.50(1)(b) FCA because, on the record, Hudson and Pierrot sufficiently focus on systemic racism and implicit misconduct whereas Greenwood and AMPMQ focus on bullying/intimidation/abuse of power, so the proceedings are not duplicative to a degree warranting a permanent stay; the motion judge properly considered class-action goals, balanced prejudice, applied the correct standard, and left finer overlap issues to certification or case management.
The court granted carriage of a proposed national class action to A.T., finding its action better prepared and more defensible than C.K.âs on a holistic Rogers analysis.
Appeal from a stay of a proposed class action dismissed by majority, holding Kett and Sibble overlapped and the chambers judge made no reviewable error.
Carriage motion in competing Philips class actions. The court granted carriage to the Morel action, stayed Nathanson, and barred similar BC actions pending certification.
The Court dismissed a stay application in overlapping LifeLabs privacy-breach class actions, holding that the Ontario carriage decision did not bar BC carriage proceedings.
The court granted carriage of competing Marriott data breach class actions to the Krygier Action, finding a national class best served judicial economy and class interests.
Carriage motion
Certification
Multijurisdictional class actions
Interrelationship of provincial and national class proceedings