ONLINE MEETING: Privacy, Procedure, and Pleadings in Health Care Class Actions
This meeting is being hosted by the Health Law Section and the Class Action Law Section.
| Speakers: |
Jordan Bank, Partner, Guild Yule LLP
Chelsea Hermanson, Lawyer, CFM Lawyers LLP |
| Moderators: |
Deanna Fedio, Legal Counsel, Vancouver Coastal Health
Julia Lauwers, Associate General Counsel, Vancouver Coastal Health |
| Time: |
Thursday, January 23, 2024, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (PT) |
| CPD Hours: |
1.00 hour |
Synopsis
Join the Health Law and Class Action Sections for this discussion on recent developments in health care class actions. Health Law Section Execs Deanna Fedio and Julia Lauwers moderate a discussion with Jordan Bank and Chelsea Hermanson covering recent cases of interest, including the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia. Other topics covered include identification of potential class members, evidentiary standards for certification, navigating public nuisance and privacy related claims, and opioid-related health care cost recovery.
Speaker Bios
Jordan Bank is a partner at Guild Yule LLP with a practice focusing on civil litigation with an emphasis on insurance defence, where he regularly represents and defends Health Authorities. He is co-instructor of the Insurance Law course at UBC Allard Hall.
Chelsea Hermanson is a lawyer at CFM Lawyers LLP with a practice focusing on class actions, including health care cost recovery litigation. She is co-instructor of the Mass Torts and Class Action course at UBC Allard Hall.
Territorial Acknowledgement
This event will be broadcast from the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
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