The certification record supported a narrowed contract and discrete good faith theory concerning EI disability deductions, but not the broader proposed causes of action and remedies. The Court concluded that a narrowed class and five common issues concerning deductions of Employment Insurance disability benefits could otherwise meet certification requirements, but the proposed representative plaintiff was not adequate for that narrowed class.
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Barnard v. The Portage Mutual Insurance Company, 2026 NSSC 64
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Held. The Court concluded that a narrowed class and five common issues concerning deductions of Employment Insurance disability benefits could otherwise meet certification requirements, but the proposed representative plaintiff was not adequate for…
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