Active Class Actions
- Air Canada Flight AC624
- Air Canada’s Treatment of People with Mobility Aids
- Air Cargo
- Airline Overcharges for Persons with a Disability
- Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Unpaid Overtime
- BC Compressors
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- Bread
- Canadian Auto-Parts
- Capacitors
- CFL Class Action
- Christian Brothers Institutional Abuse Class Action
- CIBC Unpaid Overtime
- Coast Capital Forex
- Commercial Halibut Fishing
- CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
- De Beers
- Dodge Ram 2007-2012 Diesel Emissions
- DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory)
- Fiat Chrysler Diesel Emissions
- First Nations Wild Salmon
- Foreign Exchange Manipulation
- Gatos Silver, Inc. (TSX: GATO)
- Glucosamine
- Gold Price Manipulation
- Google and Apple Search Ads
- Google Personal Information Collection
- Gymnastics Canada
- Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Suspension Assemblies
- High Fructose Corn Syrup
- Hino Motors Class Action
- Home Depot
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Jack Hulland Elementary
- LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
- LifeLabs
- Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries
- Manitoba Speeding Fines Class Action
- Microsoft
- Navitax Property Tax Consulting
- Optical Disc Drive Price Fixing Class Action
- Ottawa Convoy Class Action
- Parking Heaters Price Fixing
- Porsche Cars
- Prince George Econo Lodge Fire
- Qualcomm
- Resistors
- Revolution Resource Recovery Inc.
- Samji Ponzi Scheme
- Silver Price Manipulation
- Small Bearings
- SSA Bond
- Vehicle Carrier Services
- Visa / Mastercard
- Volkswagen Diesel Engine
- Winters Hotel Fire
Air Canada Flight AC624
In the early morning hours of March 29, 2015, Air Canada Flight 624 crashed on its landing approach at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The weather conditions at the time were poor and the Airbus A320, which was enroute from Toronto, carried 133 passengers and five crew members.
All passengers and crew aboard Flight 624 were able to escape the aircraft. Injuries as a result of the crash included broken bones, scrapes, scratches and many neck and back problems that remain ongoing. A large number of passengers on Flight 624 also suffered severe psychological trauma as a result of the crash. The class action will seek to obtain appropriate compensation for the harm caused to the passengers.
Developments
- November 25, 2022: The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) dismissed the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board’s (TSB) appeal of the order for production of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR). The TSB will now have to release the CVR to the plaintiffs, along with the defendants Airbus, HIAA and Nav Canada. The CVR is instrumental in determining liability. After a three year delay caused by the TSB’s appeals, The plaintiffs will now return to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to determine next steps to the trial on common issues. A copy of the SCC reasons may be found under the “Court Documents” heading.
- November 15, 2021: The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board applied for and received leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) regarding the order for production of the cockpit voice recorder by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. The SCC hearing is scheduled for March 17, 2022. The trial on common issues cannot proceed until this appeal has been determined.
- April 16, 2021: The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board appealed the order for production of the cockpit voice recorder by the Honourable Justice Duncan of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The appeal was heard by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal on December 7, 2020 and written reasons for judgment were published on April 16, 2021. The appeal was dismissed.
- November 20, 2019: The plaintiffs, along with the defendants Airbus, HIAA and Nav Canada brought a motion seeking an order from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia for production of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) by the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (TSB). This hearing was held on July 4, 2019. In written reasons released on November 20, 2019, Honourable Justice Duncan ordered the TSB to produce the CVR for flight AC 624.
- 2017-2018: Examinations for Discovery.
- December 14, 2016: The Honourable Justice Boudreau heard the plaintiffs’ motion to certify the lawsuit concerning the crash of flight AC 624 as a class action. Justice Boudreau provided her oral decision to all counsel on December 13, 2016. We are pleased to report that the motion to certify was successful against all defendants. A copy of the Certification Order may be found under the “Court Documents” heading.
Below are links to the following Court Documents:
- Notice of Certification
- Order re Certification
- Amended Notice of Action and Statement of Claim
- Reasons from the Supreme Court of Canada
For more information about the class action click on the links below:
http://www.wagners.co/current-class-actions/ac624-crash-halifax-airport#overview
To register to be included as a Class Member in the class action, please go to the link below:
http://www.wagners.co/current-class-actions/ac624-crash-halifax-airport#registration
This website is intended to provide general comments on developments in the Flight 624 class action. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review nor is it intended to provide legal advice. Readers should not act on the information contained on this website without seeking specific legal advice on their particular situation. Class counsel will be pleased to provide legal advice to individual class members.
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