Canada Case Law

Wilson v. Depuy International Ltd.

Court

Supreme Court of British Columbia

Court approved a hip-implant class settlement for B.C. residents and some Ontario opt-outs, but refused to extend it to non-B.C. opt-in members because of the existing Ontario class.

• Class certification
• Settlement approval
• Multijurisdictional class conflict
• Opt-in vs opt-out
• Most favoured nations clause
• Claims-made distribution

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