Class Actions

If you’ve experienced injury or harm through a defective medical product, taking pharmaceutical drugs, institutional and historical abuse, damage to your property and health due to environmental catastrophes or contamination, or a breach of your privacy, there’s a chance that several others have too.

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When a group of people have been similarly affected by the actions of others, an efficient and economical method to obtain a remedy is through a class action. Wagners has been representing plaintiffs in class actions in Atlantic Canada and Nationally since 2004. We have a proven track record of success certifying cases to proceed as class actions, and achieving settlements for our clients, while also aiming to ensure the same wrongs don’t happen again.

Wagners is currently advancing several class actions across a broad range of subject matters and on a national basis. If you’re an existing class action client, please visit the dedicated class actions page for the most current update on your action. If you’d like to consult with us about a potential class action, please get in touch with our experienced class action lawyers at Wagners Law Firm serving Halifax, Nova Scotia and Canada.

What we are working on

Active Class Actions

AC624 Crash Halifax Airport

Wagners and Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman, a law firm in Vancouver, British Columbia, and MacGillivray Injury and Insurance Law, a law firm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, are carrying a class action against Air Canada, NAV Canada, Transport Canada, the Halifax International Airport Authority and Airbus following the crash of Air Canada Flight 624 on March 29, 2015 on its landing approach at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

All Saints Hospital Privacy Breach

Wagners has filed a proposed class proceeding arising from a mass privacy breach of health information by a clerical employee at All Saints Hospital in Springhill, NS. It is believed that over 1,000 patients were notified in January 2026 by Nova Scotia Health of the widespread breaches. An action has been filed in the Nova Scotia Supreme Court seeking a remedy for the individuals who have received these letters.

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Canadian Armed Forces / Forces Armées Canadiennes

Wagners has collaborated with four law firms to advance class actions against the Attorney General of Canada alleging sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence and Staff of the Non-Public Funds, Canadian Forces.

Deaf Schools Class Action

On January 31, 2015 Wagners filed a class proceeding on behalf of individuals who attended and/or resided at the School for the Deaf in Halifax and/or the Interprovincial School for the Education of the Deaf in Amherst.

Deer Lake Canal Seepage

Wagners and Bob Buckingham Law of St. John’s, NL commenced a proposed class action on behalf of individuals who own property damaged by excessive water seepage from the Humber River Canal.

Dell Data Theft

On October 1, 2020, Wagners filed a proposed class proceeding against Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Technologies Canada Inc. The proposed class proceeding is on behalf of customers who had their personal and private customer information breached in June and November 2017.

GM Ignition Switch

Wagners commenced a proposed class action on behalf of individuals who owned a General Motors manufactured vehicle with a defective ignition switch following several safety recalls.

Hip Products – Biomet

Wagners filed a proposed class action on behalf of Canadians implanted with a Biomet Metal on Metal Hip Implant System between 1998 to the date of certification.

Hip Products – DePuy

Wagners has filed a proposed class proceeding on behalf of individuals were implanted with a DePuy Hip Implant between July 2003 to the date of certification.

Mirena IUD

Wagners filed a proposed class proceeding on behalf of residents of Canada who claim to have suffered personal injuries allegedly as a result of the Mirena Intrauterine System, a birth control device manufactured by Bayer.

Mud Lake, NL Flooding Class Action

Wagners has filed a class action on behalf of residents affected by flooding of the Churchill River and Mud Lake in May 2017.

Northwood Halifax COVID-19 Deaths

Wagners filed a proposed class action lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, on June 1, 2020. The proposed class proceeding was filed on behalf of the Plaintiff against Northwoodcare Group Inc. and related entities. The lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of the Plaintiff and other individuals who are entitled to bring an action under the Fatal Injuries Act.

OxyContin & OxyNEO

Wagners commenced national class action litigation against the makers of OxyContin® and OxyNEO® in 2007 seeking compensation for addiction caused by these opioids.

RCMP Operational Stress Injuries

Wagners has filed a proposed class proceeding against the Attorney General of Canada in the Federal Court of Canada. The proposed class proceeding was filed on behalf of three Plaintiffs and seeks damages on behalf of themselves and a class of persons who are or have been enrolled as Regular Members in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and who, between January 1, 1992 and August 6, 2021, have been diagnosed with, or suffered from, an Operational Stress Injury. This particular injury refers to any persistent psychological difficulty that results from operational duties with the RCMP, including but not limited to diagnosed conditions such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, anxiety, and panic attacks.

Roundup® Weed Killer Class Action

On July 4, 2019 Wagners filed a proposed class action on behalf of people diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (“NHL”) after use or exposure to the widely-used weedkiller Roundup® between 1976 and the date of certification.

St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Privacy Breach

Wagners has filed a proposed class proceeding arising from a mass privacy breach of health information at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish, NS.

Total Loss Claims

Gluckstein Lawyers and Wagners Law Firm have jointly issued a proposed class action lawsuit against a number of automobile insurance companies for systematically underpaying consumers with total loss accident claims. Our lawsuit alleges that these insurers relied on one of two companies—Mitchell International, Inc. and Audatex (also known as Solera)—to provide valuation reports for the Actual Cash Values (“ACVs”) of total loss accident vehicles. These reports included arbitrary and illegal charges that diminished the valuations of total loss vehicles, lowering insurers’ payouts to consumers with total loss accident claims. In the Mitchell reports, these charges were called “Projected Sold Adjustments,” while in the Audatex reports they were called “Typical Negotiation Adjustments.”

Yarmouth Airport PFAS Contamination

A proposed class proceeding has been filed on behalf of property owners in an area next to the Yarmouth Airport who have learned their properties are contaminated by PFAS. Transport Canada, the former owner of the Airport, used PFAS-containing fire fighting foam at the fire-fighting training area at the Airport before it was sold in 1997. In 2024, property owners began to be notified about the PFAS contamination. It is alleged that there has been a loss of value of the properties as a result of the contamination.

Yasmin

Wagners commenced a proposed class action on behalf of all Canadians prescribed the birth control medications known as Yasmin and Yaz.

Closed Actions

Past Class Actions

Miramichi Forceps

Little v. Regional Health Authority B New Brunswick Court File: N/C/93/2013 In October 2013, Wagners commenced a class action on […]

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NS Home For Colored Children

Elwin v. Nova Scotia Home for Colored and Children and Attorney General of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Supreme Court File: […]

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South West Health Privacy Breach

Hemeon et al. v. South West Nova District Health Authority Nova Scotia Supreme Court File: Hfx No. 398067 Wagners commenced […]

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Sydney Tar Ponds

MacQueen v. Attorney General of Nova Scotia et al Nova Scotia Supreme Court File: Hfx No. 218010 As the Supreme […]

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VW Emissions

Jenkins v. General Motors of Canada et al Nova Scotia Supreme Court File: Hfx No. 445800 Wagners commenced a proposed […]

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Halifax Crane Collapse

On October 18, 2019, Wagners filed a proposed class action in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on behalf of residents and businesses alleged to have been affected by the collapse of a crane during post tropical storm Dorian on September 7, 2019.

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Avandia

Wagners commenced a class action against the makers of Avandia, Glaxosmithkline and its subsidiaries.

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Cooperators Life Insurance

Wagners and the law firm of Peters Rouse (Fredericton, New Brunswick) commenced a proposed class action on behalf of Co-Op Atlantic retirees in New Brunswick.

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CDHA Privacy Breach

Wagners commenced a class action on behalf of individuals whose medical records were inappropriately accessed by an employee of the Capital District Health Authority.

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Health Care/Nursing Homes

In 2005, Wagners commenced a proposed class action on behalf of residents and family members of residents of long term care facilities in Nova Scotia who were required to pay for health care costs on a private pay basis between February 1, 2001 and January 1, 2005.

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Class Actions

Awards and Recognitions:

Active Class Actions

AC624 Crash Halifax Airport

All Saints Hospital Privacy Breach

Canadian Armed Forces / Forces Armées Canadiennes

Deaf Schools Class Action

Deer Lake Canal Seepage

Dell Data Theft

GM Ignition Switch

Hip Products – Biomet

Hip Products – DePuy

Mirena IUD

Mud Lake, NL Flooding Class Action

Northwood Halifax COVID-19 Deaths

OxyContin & OxyNEO

RCMP Operational Stress Injuries

Roundup® Weed Killer Class Action

St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Privacy Breach

Total Loss Claims

Yarmouth Airport PFAS Contamination

Yasmin

Past Class Actions

Miramichi Forceps

NS Home For Colored Children

South West Health Privacy Breach

Sydney Tar Ponds

VW Emissions

Halifax Crane Collapse

Avandia

Cooperators Life Insurance

CDHA Privacy Breach

Health Care/Nursing Homes

Mettrum Medical Marijuana

Miramichi Hospital / Dr. Menon Pathology

Organigram Medical Marijuana

Wright Profemur Hip Implant System