[1] By Application, Cassie Hodge sues Gary Neinstein and Neinstein & Associates.
[2] Ms. Hodge seeks to have her Application certified as a class proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6. Ms. Hodge’s Application challenges the legality, fairness, and the reasonableness of the contingent fee retainer agreements of the Respondents.
[3] Ms. Hodge’s motion record for certification was delivered in November 2012. The Respondents’ motion record was delivered in April 2013. Rule 39.03 examinations and cross-examinations of ten affiants, including: Ms. Hodge, Ryszard Kolbuc, a Class Member, Czeslaw Kupnicki, another Class Member, Greg Neinstein, and Gary Neinstein, took place in October and November 2013. There was a refusals motion on November 18, 2013. The Neinsteins were re-examined on December 16, 2013. My endorsement on the refusals motion was silent about who was to pay for the follow-up examinations.
Class action targets law firm’s fees
A Toronto personal injury lawyer is facing a class action spearheaded by a former client who won $150,000 as a settlement award but alleges she ended up keeping only $8,000 of it.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201301212131/headline-news/class-action-targets-law-firms-fees