LAW 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Breast Implant, Small Claims Court
29 May 2016
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Litigation a system that resolves disputes in court. Alternative dispute resolution (adr) allow people to settle disputes without going to the court since it is expensive. Organizations such as clubs or churches cannot sue or be sued which is why it is important to sue individual persons in that organization. Class action allows a single person, or a small group of people to sue on behalf of a larger group of claimants. Seven provinces have legislation dealing with class actions. The above definition is helpful in the following example (case against gas company, it sold natural gas in ontario. As part of its pricing scheme, it imposed a penalty of 5% on bills that were paid late. That late payment penalty violated the criminal code. For most people it was not worth a fight it was easier to pay the small penalty than to start a lawsuit.
