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MrBeast named in California lawsuit over reality TV show Beast Games

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MrBeast named in California lawsuit over reality TV show Beast Games

MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5-million US grand prize n a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar company behind YouTube’s most popular channel failed to provide minimum wages, overtime pay, uninterrupted … Read more

Lawyer couple found in contempt of court amid evidence they stole millions from homebuyers

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Lawyer couple found in contempt of court amid evidence they stole millions from homebuyers

A pair of Toronto lawyers accused of embezzling nearly $7 million from real estate clients has been found in contempt of court for failing to hand over financial records and answer questions about where the money went.  Singa Bui and her husband Nicholas Cartel face penalties that could include fines or even imprisonment, and will … Read more

Court rejects Ottawa’s attempt to quash lawsuit challenging Governor General’s appointment

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Court rejects Ottawa’s attempt to quash lawsuit challenging Governor General’s appointment

The Quebec Superior Court has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to overturn Governor General Mary Simon’s appointment can move forward and be heard on its merits. Justice Marie-Hélène Dubé dismissed an application by the attorney general of Canada to have the case thrown out, giving the plaintiffs — two Quebec language rights groups — their second win in … Read more

Loblaw, George Weston to pay $500M for bread price-fixing scheme in record antitrust settlement

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Loblaw, George Weston to pay 0M for bread price-fixing scheme in record antitrust settlement

Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their involvement in a bread price-fixing scheme. The class-action case was brought against a group of companies that includes Loblaw and the Weston companies, Metro, Walmart Canada, Giant Tiger, and Sobeys and … Read more

Banana company Chiquita ordered to pay families of men killed by Colombian paramilitary

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Banana company Chiquita ordered to pay families of men killed by Colombian paramilitary

Chiquita Brands International must pay $38.3 million US in damages to the families of eight Colombian men killed by a paramilitary group in that country, a Florida jury said on Monday. In 2007, Chiquita was ordered by a U.S. court to pay a $25-million fine to settle criminal charges that it did business with the United … Read more

Tesla settles lawsuit on eve of trial in deadly automated-driving crash

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Tesla settles lawsuit on eve of trial in deadly automated-driving crash

Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that killed an Apple engineer after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, swerved off a highway near San Francisco, court documents showed on Monday. The settlement was made on the eve of the trial over the high-profile accident involving Tesla’s driver-assistant technology. Tesla faces a … Read more

Group of Tim Hortons franchisees in Quebec sue brand owner for $18.9M

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Group of Tim Hortons franchisees in Quebec sue brand owner for .9M

Several Quebec Tim Hortons franchisees are taking the brand’s owner to court, blaming what they describe as unreasonable constraints in the company’s licensing agreements for lower-than-expected profits. In a lawsuit filed in Quebec Superior Court on Thursday, 16 companies with Tim Hortons franchise licences allege the TDL Group Corp.’s contracts “place it in a position … Read more

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer from Sask. suing federal government for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts

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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer from Sask. suing federal government for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts

A main organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates. Chris Barber, who owns a trucking company in southwestern Saskatchewan, filed last week a statement of claim in Court of King’s Bench in … Read more