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January 19, 2020
Changing the culture of sexual harassment and bullying in the RCMP
Coverage of the Merlo-Davidson class action against the RCMP brought by female members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) alleging they were or had been victims of discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation, intimidation and harassment in their workplace. Read the full story by Jane Gerster, Global News:…
Continue ReadingNovember 20, 2019
Scott Stanley Talks Class Actions on The Digital Forensics Files Podcast
Scott Stanley joined host Tyler Hatch on The Digital Forensics Files podcast. Tyler quizzed Scott about jury trial selection in civil trials and then asked him about the rationale for class action lawsuits and how they work in the context of privacy and data breaches. Scott noted…
Continue ReadingOctober 30, 2019
Murphy Battista LLP, committed to supporting Brain Trust Canada’s Free Brain Injury Counselling Services in the Okanagan
Bill Dick, Q.C., Keri Grenier, Matthew Van Nostrand, and Peter Driscoll were recently profiled by BrainTrust Canada regarding the firm’s contribution to BrainTrust’s free Okanagan Brain Injury Counselling services. Bill, Keri, Matt, and Peter each have experience helping clients deal with personal injury claims involving brain injuries. Supporting free counselling…
Continue ReadingOctober 18, 2019
Scott Stanley representing client in BC’s first non-class action law suit over alleged Roundup-related illnesses.
Scott Stanley was interviewed by the CBC as part of an article on his client Cliff Sissons. Scott is representing Mr. Sissons in a law suit against the makers of Roundup, a glyphosate-based weedkiller. Mr. Sissons is alleging that exposure to Roundup cause him to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Read the…
Continue ReadingJuly 8, 2019
$100 million RCMP settlement for female civilian workers
$100 million RCMP settlement for female civilian workers, CTV National News, July 2019 (at 4:15 into video clip)
Continue ReadingSecond settlement announced in sexual harassment suit against RCMP
Second settlement announced in sexual harassment suit against RCMP, Global News, July 8, 2019:
Continue ReadingWomen Harassed in RCMP Reach $100 Million Settlement after Class Action Lawsuit
Women Harassed in RCMP Reach $100 Million Settlement after Class Action Lawsuit, July 8, 2019, HUFFPOST,
Continue ReadingSettlement reached in class action lawsuit (RCMP)
Read the full article: Settlement reached in class action lawsuit, July 8, 2019, The National Post,
Continue ReadingNew $100M settlement reached in RCMP sexual harrassment case
Read the full article: CBC News, July 8, 2019,
Continue ReadingMay 10, 2019
Bill Dick, QC quoted: social host liability after tragic after-prom shooting at Airbnb rental in north Toronto
One teen is dead after a shooting at an after-prom party held at an Airbnb rental north of Toronto. It’s a tragedy that raises legal questions around social host liability, occupiers liability, and civic responsibility. In this case, arrests were made for the murder, but there were hundreds of party-goers,…
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