@dehbach

Random rants and occasional class actions and securities geekiness. Comments are mine. Bio: https://xitter.cf/t.co/hNxOnJ5OFb

 Toronto
Joined April 2009
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Congratulations to 13 of our lawyers for being recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. #BestLawyers #JSSBarristers
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Paraquat class action certified in BC!
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In an article published by @law360ca, Siskinds LLP personal injury lawyer Victoria Edwards highlights the importance of ensuring a strong evidentiary record to support income loss claims in her overview of a motor vehicle action. Learn more here: bit.ly/3Mu6GVK
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Looking forward to speaking at this!
Rotman Events@RotmanEvents29 Mar 2023
bit.ly/40MYofF | April 11 | Is the corporate fraud we observe the whole iceberg or just the tip? Join the conversation and dive deep into corporate fraud with experts as they present their findings from recently published research.
April 11 In-Person Event | Is the corporate fraud we observe the whole iceberg or just the tip? Dive deep into corporate fraud with experts from academia, the plaintiff’s bar, regulators, and accountants as they present their findings from recently published research. Join the conversation to explore the frequency and magnitude of fraud in capital markets, its implications, the effectiveness of current regulatory and legal mechanisms in detecting and deterring fraud, and more.

ALT April 11 In-Person Event | Is the corporate fraud we observe the whole iceberg or just the tip? Dive deep into corporate fraud with experts from academia, the plaintiff’s bar, regulators, and accountants as they present their findings from recently published research. Join the conversation to explore the frequency and magnitude of fraud in capital markets, its implications, the effectiveness of current regulatory and legal mechanisms in detecting and deterring fraud, and more.

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bit.ly/40MYofF | April 11 | Is the corporate fraud we observe the whole iceberg or just the tip? Join the conversation and dive deep into corporate fraud with experts as they present their findings from recently published research.
April 11 In-Person Event | Is the corporate fraud we observe the whole iceberg or just the tip? Dive deep into corporate fraud with experts from academia, the plaintiff’s bar, regulators, and accountants as they present their findings from recently published research. Join the conversation to explore the frequency and magnitude of fraud in capital markets, its implications, the effectiveness of current regulatory and legal mechanisms in detecting and deterring fraud, and more.

ALT April 11 In-Person Event | Is the corporate fraud we observe the whole iceberg or just the tip? Dive deep into corporate fraud with experts from academia, the plaintiff’s bar, regulators, and accountants as they present their findings from recently published research. Join the conversation to explore the frequency and magnitude of fraud in capital markets, its implications, the effectiveness of current regulatory and legal mechanisms in detecting and deterring fraud, and more.

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Great article on @KoreinTillery's MiLB case.
Steven Greenhouse@greenhousenyt7 Mar 2023
Here's a very good article about the nation's scandalously underpaid minor league baseball players & how they finally unionized "The players who make America’s pastime possible have had enuf of lousy working conditions & they’re organizing to change them" thenation.com/article/societ…

How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union

The players who make America’s pastime possible have had enough of dismal working conditions, and they’re organizing to change them.

thenation.com
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Ontario youth group home chain hit with $60M proposed class-action over alleged ‘abuse’; @SiskindsLLP acts for the Class. globalnews.ca/news/9525456/o…

Ontario youth group home chain hit with $60M proposed class-action over alleged ‘abuse’ | Globaln...

A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against an Ontario group home chain alleges the company’s key figures “enriched” themselves at the expense of vulnerable kids in their care.

globalnews.ca
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US Court of Appeals denies Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) attempt to use bankruptcy to deal with billions of dollars worth of cancer claims linked to its talcum powder products. Siskinds LLP class actions lawyer James Boyd provides more details here: bit.ly/3ZiG2Tg
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On March 3, join Siskinds LLP partners @jillsmccartney and @rashaeltawil at the upcoming @Advocates_Soc London Courthouse Series: "Credibility in Chief and Cross", presented in conjunction with the @MiddLawAssn at The London Club. Register here: bit.ly/3RKPsUQ
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The @EWPod season preview pods have started. Its officially baseball season
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You ready for “The Damages Game”? On Jan 27 our all-star Tricks panel dissects fact scenarios to assess damages from all sides. Scenarios on Conducting Realistic Damage Assessments The Hon. Justice Darla Wilson Peter W. Kryworuk Rasha El-Tawil Be there! ow.ly/NKIF50Mu3Hv
Featured speakers pictured; Tricks of the Trade Jan 27, 2023

ALT Featured speakers pictured; Tricks of the Trade Jan 27, 2023

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Unfair workplace agreement quashed! 💸❌📝 Hundreds of young hospitality workers will receive back pay from Brisbane's Mantle Group, following a Fair Work Commission decision made on Dec 12. The workers were supported by MB and @UnitedWorkersOz in this matter. Details below
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It’s kinda baffling how public transit in Canada’s largest city and one of the largest in North America is getting worse on purpose this year. I always thought we’d want these services to improve over time, not get downgraded. – at Toronto, Ontario
TTCriders@ttcriders5 Jan 2023
NEW: Service cuts, up to 10 minute subway waits proposed in TTC budget The #TTC budget released yesterday proposes running 9% less service in 2023 than pre-pandemic levels, a fare increase for youth & adults, and allowing for more crowded vehicles ttcriders.ca/2023ttccuts
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ALT Screenshot of press release, link to release in Tweet

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Featuring comments from @SiskindsLLP partner @jillsmccartney
Lexpert@Lexpert3 Jan 2023
“It’s a very exciting time for both plaintiffs and defence counsel as we work through the defence of these cases and what procedural and strategic options are available to us and our clients,” says Robin Linley, a partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. hubs.ly/Q01wSX_W0

Mass torts rising in popularity

Lack of established procedures allows lawyers creativity in advancing and defending cases

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We're right at the precipice of needing laws against experimenting with the atmosphere
Tom Philpott@tomphilpott26 Dec 2022
Look at what Silicon Valley ghouls are up to now. technologyreview.com/2022/12…

A startup says it’s begun releasing particles into the atmosphere, in an effort to tweak the climate

Make Sunsets is already attempting to earn revenue for geoengineering, a move likely to provoke widespread criticism.

technologyreview.com
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Recently @SCJOntario_en ruled that @fordnation Bill 124 is unconstitutional. If Ford appeals this decision, the injustice of Bill 124 will continue, & its toxic effects on public health care will spread. Help send Ford a clear message: No appeal. nursesfightingforchange.ca/ #onpoli
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Dreamcasting SBF in the eventual Michael Lewis FTX movie
McMichael Gallery really flexing.
Bloomberg Energy
@BloombergNRG5 Dec 2022
The Group of Seven is imposing a price cap on Russian oil that’s well above where it now trades. If there was ever any doubt what the premise of the cap was, it’s now clear: the US and its allies want Russia’s crude to keep flowing. trib.al/ZIUq4Dx
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Bill 124 struck down.
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Siskinds LLP class actions partner, Linda Visser, will speak at the 14th Annual Class Actions Colloquium hosted by @OBAlawyers on December 1 at the OBA Conference Centre. Learn more and register for the program here: bit.ly/3OEZFAY #OBACPD
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