Supreme Court clears the way for price-fixing lawsuit to go ahead against Air Canada
Air Canada had sought to overturn an October 2017 Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that the class action could include foreign claimants despite playing out in Ontario courts
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The Canadian Press
Published Oct 25, 2018 • Last updated Oct 25, 2018 • 1 minute read
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OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit against Air Canada and British Airways to proceed by dismissing an appeal by Canada’s largest airline.
Air Canada had sought to overturn an October 2017 Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that the class action could include foreign claimants despite playing out in Ontario courts.
Linda Visser, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, says they have reached settlements totalling more than $29 million with all 14 defendants except Air Canada and British Airways.
Visser says the lawsuit involves up to tens of thousands of class members, many of them exporters and freight forwarders that handle shipments ranging from flowers to zoo animals.
The plaintiffs are Ontario’s Airia Brands Inc., Britain’s Startech.Com Ltd. and Germany’s Quick Cargo Service.
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