Tirecraft Group of Companies Class Action Website
The Claim
We are acting as counsel for Summer Bradko. On November 26, 2008, Summer Bradko issued a claim (the “Claim”) in the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Judicial District of Edmonton, against the Tirecraft group of companies and the former directors of those companies. The Claim was issued under the Class Proceedings Act of Alberta. Ms. Bradko is seeking to have the Claim certified as a class action in accordance with that Act. The Claim seeks compensation for termination of employment without notice or pay in lieu of notice. It also seeks payment of amounts owing to her, and to all other former employees of these corporations whose employment was terminated on or after the receivership of the companies. The amounts owing include wages, vacation pay, bonuses, commissions, expenses and other amounts to be proven.
This website provides information about the proposed class action against the Tirecraft Group of Companies for debts owed to former employees of those companies.
Members of the Proposed Class
If you are a former employee of one of the Tirecraft group of companies who is owed money from your former employer, you may be a member of the proposed class. If you have not submitted an authorization form, or contacted our office already, please do so by filling in the information on this form. If your contact information has changed, please update it here.
Updates
The first case management meeting was held on January 19, 2010 in Edmonton.
Mr. Justice J.D. Rooke has been appointed the case management justice effective March 15, 2010. Cross examination of the affidavit of Summer Bradko was held on April 29, 2010.
An affidavit was filed by William Teeple in response to the certification motion sworn June 22, 2010 (see Documents). William Teeple was cross-examined on that affidavit on September 16, 2010. Undertakings were given at that examination. Answers to Undertakings were received on January 28, 2011 and completed on March 23, 2011. No date has been set for hearing of the certification application yet.
A case management meeting was held September 1, 2011. Justice Rooke set targets for the action. Information and proposals are to be exchanged between the parties by November 30, 2011 and the parties shall then update Justice Rooke as to status before Christmas.
Shortly before Christmas, the parties proposed to Associate Chief Justice Rooke that they required another month to continue with their settlement discussions. A new deadline of January 31, 2012 was set for the parties to write to Associate Chief Justice Rooke to provide a further update.
On January 31, 2012, the parties wrote to Associate Chief Justice Rooke to advise that the parties have now reached an agreement in principle with respect to the settlement of this matter. The agreement as well as certification of the class are still subject to Court Approval. The parties are currently working to finalize the agreement in a form of proposed Consent Order. When the Consent Order and all supporting documents are ready, the parties intend to schedule a Case Management Meeting with Associate Chief Justice Rooke for hearing of an application for certification of the class and approval of the settlement.
Please check here for updates and new documents as time goes by.
Documents
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