Slater Vecchio LLP

The University of California system came to an agreement with 203 individuals who allege they were sexually abused by a UCLA gynecologist. The gynecologist, Dr. James Heaps, worked at UCLA from 1983 to 2010, and then was hired by UCLA Health in 2014. Heaps was arrested in June 2019 after two former patients pressed sexual…

Students at Queen’s University created an Instagram profile that recounts incidents of sexual violence that occur on campus after failing to see action from school administrators following their reports. Queen’s University has responded to the account, stating that addressing the sexual violence occurring on campus is one of their top priorities. However, the students running…

After the House of Commons adopted the motion to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ individuals last week, the Senate has also unanimously passed the bill. The quick passing of the bill was met with delight from LGBTQ activists as well as MPs across all parties. On Wednesday, December 8th, the bill passed through Royal Assent…

Lawsuits against manufacturing conglomerate Unilever have been filed after concerns that some of their TRESemme hair products may be contributing to hair loss. After the allegations of certain TRESemme hair products leading to hair loss arose, individuals went looking into other hair product brands. In particular, they were looking for the chemical DMDM Hydantoin, which…

This September, a class action lawsuit was started in BC on behalf of mothers who had their newborns taken from them due to a ‘birth alert’. A ‘birth alert’ occurs when a social worker tags pregnant women, so that child protection authorities appear in the hospital as the child is being born. In almost 1/3…