VIANARCHRIS
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I don't think this has been posted yet...Another date to mark on the calendar for us mmar patients
MEDICAL MARIHUANA PRIVACY GAFFE CLASS ACTION
UPDATE – November 3, 2014
The Plaintiffs’ motion to certify the matter as a class action was filed on October 24, 2014. The motion seeks permission from the Federal Court for the matter to proceed as a class action and appoint certain representative plaintiffs. The Federal Government is required to file its responding materials by December 23, 2014. The Plaintiffs’ written argument will be required to be filed on March 20, 2015 and the Federal Government’s on April 19, 2015. We anticipate the certification motion will be heard by the Federal Court in May 2015. Click here to review the Plaintiff’s Motion seeking Certification and the supporting Affidavit of D. Robins.
The Plaintiffs also filed an Amended Statement of Claim on October 24, 2014. Click here to review a copy of the Amended Statement of Claim.
Finally, on July 24, 2014, the Honourable Mr. Justice Rennie of the Federal Court denied the Federal Government’s appeal of Madam Prothonotary Milczynski’s decision permitting the Plaintiffs to pursue the action using pseudonyms. The Court concluded that, among other things, privacy is “an important personal interest, in which there is a public interest in preservation. Privacy regarding use of medical marihuana is the central issue in the class proceedings. Identification as a plaintiff necessarily results in identification of the plaintiff as both a user of medical marihuana and as suffering from a serious illness”. Click here to review the Mr. Justice Rennie’s Order and Reasons for Judgment.
MEDICAL MARIHUANA PRIVACY GAFFE CLASS ACTION
UPDATE – November 3, 2014
The Plaintiffs’ motion to certify the matter as a class action was filed on October 24, 2014. The motion seeks permission from the Federal Court for the matter to proceed as a class action and appoint certain representative plaintiffs. The Federal Government is required to file its responding materials by December 23, 2014. The Plaintiffs’ written argument will be required to be filed on March 20, 2015 and the Federal Government’s on April 19, 2015. We anticipate the certification motion will be heard by the Federal Court in May 2015. Click here to review the Plaintiff’s Motion seeking Certification and the supporting Affidavit of D. Robins.
The Plaintiffs also filed an Amended Statement of Claim on October 24, 2014. Click here to review a copy of the Amended Statement of Claim.
Finally, on July 24, 2014, the Honourable Mr. Justice Rennie of the Federal Court denied the Federal Government’s appeal of Madam Prothonotary Milczynski’s decision permitting the Plaintiffs to pursue the action using pseudonyms. The Court concluded that, among other things, privacy is “an important personal interest, in which there is a public interest in preservation. Privacy regarding use of medical marihuana is the central issue in the class proceedings. Identification as a plaintiff necessarily results in identification of the plaintiff as both a user of medical marihuana and as suffering from a serious illness”. Click here to review the Mr. Justice Rennie’s Order and Reasons for Judgment.
