Update on Health Canada MMAR privacy breach - Branch MacMaster

[willieboy]

MEDICAL MARIHUANA PRIVACY GAFFE CLASS ACTION

UPDATE: FEBRUARY 14, 2018

We are currently waiting for the Federal Court to issue a remaining portion of its decision with respect to certification. Once that decision is issued, a notice of certification will be circulated. The notice cannot be sent out prior to the Court’s decision.

 

[bigmanc]

I dont think this has moved in years...people say 1-10k i say 1-200$

 

[VIANARCHRIS]

I dont think this has moved in years...people say 1-10k i say 1-200$

They'll have to pay interest for the years it's been dragging on. Might get up to $275 lol I've pretty much given up hope of ever seeing a dime. Justice delayed is justice denied.

 

[WHATFG]

I've moved 3 times....lol...

 

[Gquebed]

Ive moved twice.
But it shouldnt matter?
If we contact them with our old license numbers?

 

[VIANARCHRIS]

I've moved 3 times....lol...

Me too. I need to contact them again and update - or just re-register.

Ive moved twice.
But it shouldnt matter?
If we contact them with our old license numbers?

I never gave my license number I don't think.....but who can remember that far back.

 

[WHATFG]

They should be getting in touch with the email people left....mine hasn't changed in 20 years.

 

[WHATFG]

Me too. I need to contact them again and update - or just re-register.

I never gave my license number I don't think.....but who can remember that far back.

I don't remember having to give a licence number....I have the unopened envelope.

 

[bigmanc]

Thinking back, conroy is a greedy son of a gun.

Paid him straight up
courts paid him again
and he had a form to donate 25-50-75-100% of this claim to his office for fundraising

WOOOW

 

[CalyxCrusher]

Thinking back, conroy is a greedy son of a gun.

Paid him straight up
courts paid him again
and he had a form to donate 25-50-75-100% of this claim to his office for fundraising

WOOOW

Just sinking in eh? Hahah. Win or lose lawyers stand to make the most financially. Unless its a massive lawsuit of course

 

[TheRealDman]

Unless its a massive lawsuit of course

I think it was $250M, or roughly $6k/letter. If the class action is successful, the lawyers will be paid by the Gov (court ordered costs). Although prejudgment interest is always paid on top of the original class amount, they need to get on with this ffs!

 

[WHATFG]

That would be helpful right about now...lol...

 

[bigmanc]

6k...thanks for the trimmer HC

 

[VIANARCHRIS]

I think it was $250M, or roughly $6k/letter. If the class action is successful, the lawyers will be paid by the Gov (court ordered costs). Although prejudgment interest is always paid on top of the original class amount, they need to get on with this ffs!

I'd be shocked if we saw more than $1000 ea unless you suffered actual damage or loss. I'll probably be dead before it's settled at the rate they're going anyway. lol

 

[gb123]

I bet no one ever sees anything
just a make work project someone was hoping to get rich with..

 

[TheRealDman]

Called today for an update....

They are still waiting for Justice Phelan to decide on a single procedural issue. The class action has been certified by Phelan, but cannot move forward until he releases this decision. I was told is nothing major and the decision will have no bearing on whether the class moves on to trial. That’s right, we haven’t even started the trial yet.

The lawyers have been reminding the Gov that their own privacy commissioner ruled that a breach did in fact occur. Slam Dunk! It would be in everyone’s best interest to settle, but the Gov feels it’s better wasting more taxpayers money on a fight that they will surely loose in court. The lady I spoke to today said she is hopeful for a decision from Phelan before Summer recess, but she’s not holding her breath.

Whenever Phelan gets around to dropping his decision, notifications will be sent out looking for plaintiffs who are willing to be deposed. After that, discovery, then we finally open up the trial. If the Gov is still insisting to fight at that point, it will likely be further delayed until after the next Fed election in 2019.

 

[TheRealDman]

Does anyone else find it ironic that this fell in Phelan’s lap?

Allard- Phelan
Gold Stars- Phelan
MMAR Class Action- Phelan

 

[torontoke]

Does anyone else find it ironic that this fell in Phelan’s lap?

Allard- Phelan
Gold Stars- Phelan
MMAR Class Action- Phelan

What’s really ironic is a judge with that last name in the first place.
Of course spelled different for legalities

 

[GrowRock]

Called today for an update....

They are still waiting for Justice Phelan to decide on a single procedural issue. The class action has been certified by Phelan, but cannot move forward until he releases this decision. I was told is nothing major and the decision will have no bearing on whether the class moves on to trial. That’s right, we haven’t even started the trial yet.

The lawyers have been reminding the Gov that their own privacy commissioner ruled that a breach did in fact occur. Slam Dunk! It would be in everyone’s best interest to settle, but the Gov feels it’s better wasting more taxpayers money on a fight that they will surely loose in court. The lady I spoke to today said she is hopeful for a decision from Phelan before Summer recess, but she’s not holding her breath.

Whenever Phelan gets around to dropping his decision, notifications will be sent out looking for plaintiffs who are willing to be deposed. After that, discovery, then we finally open up the trial. If the Gov is still insisting to fight at that point, it will likely be further delayed until after the next Fed election in 2019.

That’s messed how they have to wait on justice Phelan to decide on an arbitrary procedural issue. Anyway back when these letters were sent out a bunch of patients wrote the federal privacy commissioner about it. The commissioner did an investigation and found hellth Canada guilty of violating 40000 Canadians medical privacy. So why would the feds waste more tax dollars on slam dunk for patients????

 

[bigmanc]

I was one of 300 who actually filed a complaint, privacy commissioner said there guilty. I won’t hold my breath...I said 1-200$ before I’m assuming 40-50$ now.