Saskatchewan Legal News Articles & Interviews

Washington, DC: When it comes to assessing where a manufacturer is with pending litigation, there’s no better source than with the manufacturer itself. To that end, C.R. Bard released details concerning the current state of affairs over IVC filter lawsuits as part of its Form 10-K report that provides a snapshot of the company at the end of its fiscal year, December 31, 2016.

Winnipeg, SK: Colleen had a transvaginal mesh implant almost seven years ago, and for three of those years she has looked for a doctor to remove the TVT Sling, to no avail. If it isn’t removed soon, Colleen thinks she may never have sex again.

Washington, DC Mangoes from Mexico may be responsible for a possible food poisoning outbreak due to contamination with salmonella, and are the subject of investigations by both Canadian and US governments.

Broadview, SK Hedvig Ahlquist, a 56-year-old nurse from Saskatchewan, is leading a class-action lawsuit in Canada against two denture adhesive manufacturers that could potentially extend across the entire Great White North. According to the Canadian Press (CP), lawyers have filed statements of claim against GlaxoSmithKline and Proctor and Gamble in both Saskatchewan and British Columbia, alleging the manufacturers failed to warn consumers about the dangers of zinc in denture cream.

Regina, SK A thin, wiry man with piercing eyes who claims to eat and sleep very little, Canada's Tony Merchant is a somewhat misunderstood character but nevertheless a very good litigation lawyer. He's pursued hundreds of class action suits with excellent results in a country where people are historically less accustomed to settling grievances through civil action than in the US. Merchant's latest newsworthy suit is a class action against Facebook. In a country with only 33 million people, it is estimated that there are 15.7 million Facebook users. The putative class, as lawyers say, is phenomenally large.

Saskatoon, SK A criminal indictment has identified a former prison guard from Saskatchewan, Canada, as one of the six people accused of orchestrating a $60 million stock fraud scheme.

Winnipeg, SK Pam was told by both her family doctor and her obstetrician that the antidepressant she was taking, namely effexor, was safe for her to continue taking through her pregnancy. But within hours of her son being born, he had been admitted to the natal intensive care unit, suffering from seizures and breathing difficulties.

Nipawin, SK Returning home from a teachers' conference should have been the easiest part of Gint's trip but the erratic behavior of the pilot lead to an airplane crash. For Gint, the crash was followed by a year long nightmare as he continues to fight with the insurance company.