Remedies in Class Actions: Aggregate Damages

Jonathan Chen was invited to speak at the OBA's program titled Remedies in Class Actions: Aggregate Damages, sharing insights on how courts address class action liability and key issues. He discussed criteria for determining when aggregate damages were available in Ontario class actions, including certification consistency. Jonathan also covered recent court guidance on fair assessments of damages, the roles of experts and statistical methods, and scenarios where individual trials remained necessary despite aggregate damages being awarded.