Multijurisdictional Class Actions: the Companion Case’s Evidentiary Record Cannot be Blindly Imported into Quebec
On August 31, 2015, the Quebec Superior Court in Mouvement d’éducation et de défense des actionnaires (MÉDAC) v. Société financière Manuvie et al. rendered an important decision regarding the possibility for a plaintiff in a class action in Quebec to import evidence disclosed in a class action that is proceeding simultaneously in another province.