The Canadian Press reports:
The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered the expansion of a class action lawsuit brought by thousands of students whose personal loan data was lost by the federal government.
And the lawyer representing the students says that decision could have far-reaching implications for other similar cases.
Read more on CBC News.
And yes, this could be a game-changer because the appeal court held that in negligence and breach of confidence cases, the specific details of damages don’t need to be proven before a class action can go ahead. Whether the case will get dismissed at a later stage for failure to demonstrate actual injury is another matter, but for now, the case survives to fight the next battle.