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November 7th, 2013

$15 Million Claim against Concordia University Dismissed

Langlois Kronström Desjardins recently successfully defended Concordia University in a $15 million action in damages launched against it by a former student who was expelled from the University for academic misconduct.

Representative work

November 6th, 2013

The Firm Involved in a Major Electric Bus Project

As announced a few days ago, the Québec government is contributing $30 million to an electric bus research and development project. The bus prototypes will be developed by a consortium of six companies: our client Nova Bus (a division of Volvo Group Canada Inc.), TM4, Bathium Canada, Giro, René Matériaux Composites and Précicad. The six companies will work together under the umbrella of the non-profit organization Consortium Bus Électrique, which was created specifically for this project.

Firm news

November 6th, 2013

Superior Court Clarifies Law on Declaratory Judgments

On December 1, 2009, the Superior Court rendered a leading case on whether a motion for declaratory judgment is available in law to confirm the existence of a verbal agreement.

Representative work

November 6th, 2013

Gasoline Price-Fixing Cartel: Class Action

Langlois Kronström Desjardins has succeeded in dismissing a motion for permission to institute a class action against its client Canadian Tire Corporation Limited ("Canadian Tire") which was alleged to be a member of a cartel that fixed the price of gasoline in the cities of Victoriaville, Sherbrooke, Magog and Thetford Mines.

Representative work

November 6th, 2013

The Firm Wins Dismissal of Court Challenge of Decision of Québec National Assembly's President

On September 21, 2010, Quebec Superior Court Justice François Huot dismissed a proceeding brought by Sun Media Corporation and the newspaper Journal du Québec challenging a decision of the President of Quebec’s National Assembly to refuse press-gallery accreditation of two of its journalists.

Representative work

November 6th, 2013

Victory in Superior Court

On September 27, 2010, in the matter of Yves Gougoux et al. v. Alain Richard (S.C. No 500-17-036017-070) the Quebec Superior Court granted a motion to have a litigant declared quarrelsome. Raynold Langlois, Chantal Chatelain and Fabrice Vil successfully represented the applicants, who were being subjected to abusive and vexatious legal proceedings.