Corporate

Category: Corporate

Hycroft Mining Corp., Investors to collect funds: Access to Justice = Class Certification

(April 26, 2021) We believe this certified shareholder class action is one of the longest running and complex (i.e., involving the bankruptcy court and multiple contested motions, including at the Court of Appeal) Primary Market (pursuant to a prospectus) shareholder class actions in Canada – visits to the bankruptcy court, adding investment banks, a half-dozen…

Colt Resources, Inc., Investors to Collect Funds: Micro-Cap Investors have rights too

(April 15, 2021) The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Justice Morgan) approved the Settlement Agreement between investors and Colt Resources, Inc. (“GTP” and “P01”), that will require Colt to convey $950,000, inclusive of costs, legal fees, and taxes, to investors ($50,000 below the statutory liability limit and approximately $200,000 more than the amount improperly taken…

FSD Pharma, Inc., Investors to collect funds

(February 4, 2021) Today the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Justice Morgan) approved the Settlement Agreement between investors and FSD Pharma, Inc. (“HUGE”), that will require HUGE to convey $5.5 million, inclusive of costs, legal fees, and taxes, to investors. Investors received more than the available directors and officers insurance. The Claim alleges that the…

Investment Banks’ Responsibilities: Court of Appeal for Ontario endorses claim

(June 17, 2020) Today the Court of Appeal for Ontario (MacPerson, Pardu and Huscroft JJ.) released an Endorsement affirming the Divisional Court’s decision, dated January 6, 2020, concerning the responsibilities of investment banks and certifying that offering memoranda and prospectuses contain accurate information, to the best of their knowledge. Today’s decision affirms the reversal the…

Appellant Court confirms that Underwriters have a duty of care to investors

(January 6, 2020) Ontario’s Divisional Court (Backhouse, D.L. Corbett, and Myers JJ.) released an important decision concerning the role of class proceeding claims in providing access to justice for investors against investment banks. Today’s decision reverses the motion court’s October 24, 2017 decision declining to certify a common law claim against underwriters Cormark Securities Inc….

Settlement reached with the Stars Group, Inc.

(December 17, 2019) The law firms of Faguy & Co. Inc. (Montreal), and Morganti & Co., P.C. (Toronto), on behalf of investors that purchased The Stars Group Inc. (TSX: “TSGI”) (formerly known as Amaya Gaming) securities are pleased to announce that they have reached a settlement for CDN $30 million to resolve the claims against…