Diamond and Diamond Lawyers
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 16 |
| Major practice areas | Personal injury, class actions, corporate law, and real estate |
| Key people | Jeremy Diamond (partner) Sandra Zisckind (partner) Isaac Zisckind (partner) |
| Date founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Jeremy Diamond |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Website | www |
Diamond and Diamond Lawyers LLP is a Canadian personal injury law firm based in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Diamond and Diamond Lawyers is one of the largest personal injury law firms in Greater Toronto Area and have sixteen offices which are located in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.[2][3] Their practice areas include personal injury, corporate law, real estate and are known for their class actions against Pornhub, Roundup, Long Term Care Facilities, and Capital One.[4]
History[edit]
Since 2013, Diamond and Diamond Lawyers has been run as a family-owned law firm with Sandra Zisckind, Jeremy Diamond, and Isaac Zisckind as the main partners.[1][4] At this time, they only operated sporadically and had just one office in Canada.[1] By 2017, they became one of the fastest growing firms and expanded their practice areas into real estate and family law.[1][4] During the same time period, their offices increased to thirteen which were spread across the country.[1]
In 2015, Léger called Diamond and Diamond Lawyers the most recognized firm in their survey.[2] Additionally, the law firm has received Reader's Choice Award five times and Consumer Choice Award Canada two times.[2]
In 2018, Diamond and Diamond Lawyers expanded their offerings and created a commercial and civil litigation division.[5]
In July 2019, a data breach was disclosed by Capital One in which they reported that the data of more than 6 million Canadians have been accessed between 2005 and 2019.[6] In August 2019, Diamond and Diamond Lawyers got involved in it and filed a $350 million class action against Capital One with Ontario Superior Court for data breach.[7] Paige Thompson, who was responsible for Capital One data breach, was convicted in June 2022 for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.[8]
In May 2020, three private videos of a woman named, Christine Wing, were uploaded to Pornhub without her consent.[9] In April 2022, Christine Wing hired Diamond and Diamond Lawyers who filed a $500 million class action against Pornhub's parent company, MindGeek, for uploading videos without consent and sextortion.[9][10] This is the first class action against MindGeek in Canada and the case is pending in the court.[9][11]
Operations[edit]
Diamond and Diamond Lawyers have sixteen offices in provinces such as Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.[3]
Notable cases[edit]
- 2014 – $20 million lawsuit against York University on behalf of the victims[12]
- 2019 – $500 million lawsuit against Roundup manufacturer in three provinces for producing a product that causes cancer[13][14]
- 2019 – lawsuit against Natural Health Services (NHS) on behalf of the involved clients[15][16]
- 2020 – $120 million class action with Ontario Superior Court against Sienna Senior Living for failing to prevent COVID-19 outbreak[17]
- 2020 – lawsuit against Banff-Jasper Collection for New Columbia Icefield crash[18]
- 2022 – $1 million class action against Toronto Transit Commission for insufficient safety protocols on their subway[19][20]
Controversies[edit]
In September 2021, Jeremy Diamond, a partner of Diamond and Diamond Lawyers, was fined for improper marketing campaigns between 2013 and 2017.[21] He later admitted that their firm used to refer their clients to other lawyers in exchange for referral fees.[22]
Main partners[edit]
- Jeremy Diamond, the managing director who practices in the area of plaintiff personal injury litigation[1]
- Sandra Zisckind, the managing partner who practices in the area of plaintiff personal injury litigation[1]
- Isaac Zisckind, senior partner who practices in areas such as personal injury law, corporate law, and real estate law[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Diamond and Diamond shows no signs of slowing down". The Jerusalem Post.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Diamond and Diamond is the most recognized personal injury firm in the GTA". Toronto Sun.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Locations".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Diamond and Diamond expands to be 'one-stop-shop'". Canadian Lawyer Magazine.
- ↑ "Diamond and Diamond grows service offerings". The Lawyer's Daily.
- ↑ "100 million Americans and 6 million Canadians caught up in Capital One breach". ZDNet.
- ↑ "Ontario woman files suit on behalf of Canadians affected by Capital One data breach". CityNews.
- ↑ "Ex-Amazon Worker Convicted in Capital One Hacking". The New York Times.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "$500M class action lawsuit launched in Canada against PornHub". The Lawyer's Daily.
- ↑ Kamman, Samantha (April 25, 2022). "Pornhub's parent company faces $500M class-action lawsuit: 'Looking for justice'".
- ↑ "PornHub Class Action".
- ↑ Mangione, Kendra (April 10, 2014). "York U shooting victims to sue school for $20M". CTV News.
- ↑ "Canadian lawyers file $500M class-action lawsuit against makers of Roundup". Edmonton Journal.
- ↑ "Lawyers launch $500M class-action lawsuit against Roundup makers". CBC.
- ↑ "Personal data of 34,000 medical marijuana patients accessed in data breach". CBC.
- ↑ "Personal data of 34,000 medical marijuana patients accessed in data breach: NHS". CTV News. March 28, 2019.
- ↑ "Largest COVID-19 class action in Canada launched against long-term care chains". The Lawyer's Daily.
- ↑ "New Columbia Icefield crash lawsuit alleges operators were reckless and didn't maintain bus, driver was incompetent". Edmonton Journal.
- ↑ "Woman pushed onto tracks at Toronto subway station sues TTC for $1 million". CTV News. May 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Woman pushed on train tracks at Toronto subway station sues TTC for $1M". Toronto Sun.
- ↑ "Lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct: Diamond admits he 'improperly marketed' legal services in ads". Toronto Star.
- ↑ "Law Society of Ontario refuses Jeremy Diamond's plea to withdraw misconduct admissions".
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