Strength in numbers
A class action allows one person or an organization to take legal action on behalf of a group of people that find themselves in a similar situation with regards to a corporation or even an industry. This approach is appropriate, among others, in the event of multiple small sums being claimed from a large retailer or a financial institution, or for larger individual claims that involve highly technical questions and costly expertise against a manufacturer. By acting as a group within a class action process, individuals can initiate and pursue legal proceedings that would be literally impossible to assume individually. Our firm is a pioneer in the Canadian field of plaintiff’s class action. Sylvestre Painchaud et associés have represented groups of citizens in over one hundred class actions.
