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As a result, and as argued in their Motions to Dismiss the Action, which had not been ruled on at the time of this Settlement, Defendants contend that Lead Plaintiffs did not plead an actionable claim and cannot prove any element of securities fraud, including, but not limited to, falsity, scienter, or loss causation, and cannot prove any element of the other claims Lead Plaintiffs brought, including claims based on \u00a7\u00a711, 12, and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933. On May 17, 2019, Defendants filed their Motions to Dismiss the Action, alleging that Lead Plaintiffs\u2019 complaint failed to state a claim for relief. Lead Plaintiffs filed their opposition on July 16, 2019, and Defendants filed their replies on August 15, 2019. At the time the Settling Parties reached an agreement to settle the Action, Defendants\u2019 Motions to Dismiss were pending before the Court. 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On November 28, 2016, Plaintiff filed in this Court a Verified Shareholder Derivative Complaint in the Action on behalf of Northwest (the \u201cInitial Complaint\u201d). Plaintiff asserted claims against the Individual Defendants and former Northwest director \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 for alleged breach of fiduciary duties, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and unjust enrichment, and also asserted claims against the Toucan Entities, Cognate, and Defendant Powers for alleged breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. Plaintiff additionally asserted claims against the Toucan Entities and Cognate for alleged aiding and abetting. The Defendants accepted service of process, with the exception of \u2587\u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, whom Plaintiff did not serve. On December 21, 2016, the Defendants filed an Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer or Responsive Pleading, which the Court granted on January 3, 2017. On February 13, 2017, the Individual Defendants, the Toucan Entities, and Cognate, respectively, filed separate motions to dismiss the Initial Complaint. On March 1, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Verified Amended Shareholder Derivative Complaint in the Action (the \u201cAmended Complaint\u201d). On March 10, 2017, the Settling Parties filed a Joint Motion to Extend Time Requirements so that Defendants could extend time for briefing a response to the Amended Complaint, which was granted by the Court on March 17, 2017. On April 11, 2017, Plaintiff sent interrogatories and requests for production of documents (the \u201cdiscovery requests\u201d) to Defendants, and filed a Notice of Service of Discovery Materials with the Court. On April 17, 2017, the Individual Defendants, the Toucan Entities, and Cognate, respectively, filed separate motions to dismiss the Amended Complaint. On April 21, 2017, the Defendants filed Defendants\u2019 Motion for Protective Order Staying Discovery Pending Dispositive Motions, moving to stay all discovery until their separate motions to dismiss were decided. Following Plaintiff\u2019s withdrawal of the discovery requests that were the subject of Defendants\u2019 April 21, 2017 Motion for Protective Order Staying Discovery Pending Dispositive Motions, on April 28, 2017, Defendants filed a Line Withdrawing Motion to Stay Discovery, requesting that their motion be withdrawn without prejudice. On May 5, 2017, Plaintiff filed an Unopposed Motion for Extension to the deadlines for briefing the pending motions to dismiss, which the Court granted on June 15, 2017. On July 3, 2017, Plaintiff filed an Unopposed Motion for a Second Extension to the deadlines for briefing the pending motions to dismiss, which the Court granted on July 26, 2017. 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FSD Pharma, Inc. CV-19-614981-00CP (the \" Action\"). The Plaintiff in the Action alleges that the Defendant made misrepresentations during the Class Period related to FSD\u2019s business, operations and finances by omitting from core documents, non-core documents and statements, material facts regarding the status of its project with Auxly Cannabis Corp. to build-out 220,000 square feet of cannabis cultivation space in Cobourg, Ontario. The parties have reached a proposed settlement of the Action, without an admission of liability on the part of t he Defendant, subject to approval by the Court. The terms of the proposed settlement are set out below. FSD will pay CAD $5.5 million (the \u201cSettlement Amount\u201d), in full and final settlement of all claims against it in the Action. The Settlement Amount, less the lawyers\u2019 fees and disbursements, administrator\u2019s expenses, and taxes (the \u201cNet Settlement Amount\u201d), if approved by the Court, will be distributed to the Class in accordance with the court-approved Plan of Allocation. The Settlement Agreement may be viewed at \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587://\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587.\u2587\u2587\u2587/fsd-pharma-inc/ or at \u2587\u2587\u2587.\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587.\u2587\u2587\u2587. If the Settlement is approved, a further notice will be published which will include instructions on how Class Members can file Claim Forms to participate in the distribution of the Net Settlement Amount and the deadline for doing so. The Settlement provides that if it is approved by the Court, the claims of all Class Members which were asserted or which could have been asserted in the Action (except any putative Class Members who opt-out) will be fully and finally released and the Action will be dismissed.", "hash": "4fb1d06eeadc6b48c3588b70c8bcbd89", "id": 5}, {"size": 2, "samples": [{"hash": "pW0z2QbRh6", "uri": "/contracts/pW0z2QbRh6#the-action", "label": "Settlement Agreement", "score": 26.2594108582, "published": true}], "snippet_links": [{"key": "class-proceeding", "type": "definition", "offset": [11, 27]}, {"key": "court-of-justice", "type": "definition", "offset": [66, 82]}, {"key": "the-defendants", "type": "clause", "offset": [105, 119]}, {"key": "canadian-solar", "type": "definition", "offset": [211, 225]}, {"key": "associated-with", "type": "definition", "offset": [244, 259]}, {"key": "term-contracts", "type": "clause", "offset": [280, 294]}, {"key": "financial-results", "type": "definition", "offset": [309, 326]}, {"key": "in-accordance-with", "type": "clause", "offset": [355, 373]}, {"key": "generally-accepted-accounting-principles", "type": "clause", "offset": [377, 417]}, {"key": "documents-released", "type": "clause", "offset": [505, 523]}, {"key": "period-from", "type": "definition", "offset": [535, 546]}, {"key": "statements-made", "type": "clause", "offset": [610, 625]}, {"key": "securities-trading", "type": "definition", "offset": [680, 698]}, {"key": "leave-to", "type": "definition", "offset": [805, 813]}, {"key": "action-for-damages", "type": "clause", "offset": [823, 841]}, {"key": "securities-act", "type": "definition", "offset": [874, 888]}, {"key": "class-action", "type": "clause", "offset": [946, 958]}, {"key": "on-behalf-of", "type": "definition", "offset": [959, 971]}, {"key": "class-members", "type": "clause", "offset": [976, 989]}, {"key": "pursuant-to", "type": "definition", "offset": [991, 1002]}, {"key": "right-to-exclude", "type": "clause", "offset": [1047, 1063]}, {"key": "right-to-opt-out", "type": "clause", "offset": [1167, 1183]}, {"key": "affected-by", "type": "definition", "offset": [1215, 1226]}, {"key": "participate-in-the-settlement", "type": "clause", "offset": [1251, 1280]}, {"key": "a-settlement", "type": "clause", "offset": [1395, 1407]}, {"key": "settlement-of-the-action", "type": "clause", "offset": [1436, 1460]}, {"key": "approval-by-the-court", "type": "clause", "offset": [1497, 1518]}, {"key": "the-settlement-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [1520, 1544]}, {"key": "payment-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [1562, 1572]}, {"key": "in-consideration-of-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [1616, 1639]}, {"key": "full-and-final-settlement", "type": "definition", "offset": [1640, 1665]}, {"key": "claims-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [1673, 1682]}, {"key": "the-settlement-funds", "type": "clause", "offset": [1698, 1718]}, {"key": "legal-fees", "type": "clause", "offset": [1731, 1741]}, {"key": "taxes-and", "type": "clause", "offset": [1758, 1767]}, {"key": "administration-expenses", "type": "definition", "offset": [1768, 1791]}, {"key": "approved-by", "type": "clause", "offset": [1831, 1842]}, {"key": "and-finally", "type": "clause", "offset": [1957, 1968]}, {"key": "admission-of-liability", "type": "clause", "offset": [2037, 2059]}], "snippet": "In 2010, a class proceeding was commenced in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the \u201cCourt\u201d) against the Defendants (the \u201cAction\u201d). The Action alleged that the Defendants misrepresented, among other things, Canadian Solar\u2019s revenue, losses associated with certain of its long-term contracts, and that its financial results were prepared and presented in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles. The Action alleged that the Defendants made such misrepresentations in certain public documents released during the period from and including May 26, 2009 to June 1, 2010, as well as in oral statements made during the same period, resulting in Canadian Solar\u2019s securities trading at artificially inflated prices during this period. On September 9, 2014, the Court granted the Plaintiff leave to bring an action for damages under Part XXIII.1 of Ontario\u2019s Securities Act. On January 5, 2015, the Court certified the Action as a class action on behalf of the Class Members. Pursuant to this order, Class Members were afforded the right to exclude themselves or \u201copt out\u201d of the Class no later than January 15, 2016. Persons who validly exercised the right to opt out are not Class Members, are not affected by this notice and may not participate in the Settlement. Since then, the Action has been vigorously litigated. On July 8, 2020, the Plaintiff and the Defendants executed a Settlement Agreement providing for the settlement of the Action (\u201cSettlement\u201d), which is subject to approval by the Court. The Settlement Agreement provides for the payment of USD$13,000,000.00 (the \u201cSettlement Funds\u201d) in consideration of the full and final settlement of the claims of Class Members. The Settlement Funds include all legal fees, disbursements, taxes and administration expenses. The Settlement provides that if it is approved by the Court, the claims of all Class Members asserted or which could have been asserted in the Action will be fully and finally released and the Action will be dismissed. 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The Action asserted individual and class claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. \u00a7 1692 et seq.; the \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, California Civil Code section 1788 et seq., and the Unfair Competition Law, Business and Professions Code \u00a7 17200 et seq. Plaintiff alleged that Defendants violated these statutes by collecting court judgments without establishing itself as assignee of record by compliance with California Code of Civil Procedure \u00a7 673. On October 6, 2020, the Court granted class certification, appointed \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 of the Consumer Law Office of \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, and \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 of Housing and Economic Rights Advocates as Class Counsel, and appointed Plaintiff as Class Representative.\n2.02 Defendants have denied and continue to deny each and every claim and allegation of wrongdoing that has been alleged by Plaintiff and/or the Class Members. Defendants further deny that Plaintiff and/or the Class Members have suffered any damage whatsoever, have been harmed in any way, or are entitled to any relief as a result of any conduct as alleged in this Action. Nevertheless, Defendants have concluded that because further litigation will entail risks and will likely be expensive, settlement of the Action is advisable. The parties understand, represent, and warrant that this Agreement, including, without limitation, the referenced monetary consideration, is not an admission of liability, wrongdoing, or unlawful conduct by any party. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or deemed to be an admission of liability by Defendants or any of the Released Persons of any liability or of any acts of wrongdoing whatsoever, whether by omission or commission against the Class, Subclass or any other entity or person, any such liability and conduct having been and continuing to be denied.\n2.03 Counsel have conducted an extensive investigation into the facts and law relating to the Action. In particular, Plaintiff\u2019s Counsel have fully analyzed and evaluated the merits of all contentions of the Class and Subclass. The investigation included the exchange of information pursuant to formal discovery, including document requests, interrogatories, and requests for admission. Plaintiff\u2019s Counsel also investigated the applicable law as applied to the facts discovered regarding the alleged claims and potential defenses. Defendants have filed two Motions To Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). After taking into account the foregoing, Plaintiff\u2019s Counsel are satisfied that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are fair, reasonable, adequate and equitable, and that a settlement of the Action is in the best interests of the Class Representative, the Class, and Subclass.\n2.04 This Agreement resulted from good faith, arms-length settlement negotiations that began on November 13, 2020 during an all-day private mediation session before mediator \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 of Derby, \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 & \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 LLP. Settlement negotiations, facilitated by \u2587\u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, continued until an agreement in principle was reached on December 17, 2020. The principle terms of the settlement were memorialized in a term sheet. Prior to the mediation, the parties engaged in extensive written discovery, Defendants took the deposition of Plaintiff, and the parties attended a court-mandated mediation before mediator \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 on February 12, 2020.\n2.05 This Settlement Agreement has been revised from its original form. The parties executed an earlier version of this Settlement Agreement in March 2021 and submitted the Settlement Agreement to the Court in connection with a Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement (Docket No. 118, 118.1). Following the April 22, 2021 hearing on the motion the parties renegotiated certain terms of the settlement in response to the Court\u2019s comments during oral argument. The settlement has been revised in the following matter:\n1. The Class Notice advises Class Members if they are also a member of the Subclass.\n2. The Class Notice informs Class Members of the dollar amount that was collected from them.\n3. The Claim Form sets out the contact information for Class Counsel \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, as well as the Class Administrator\u2019s contact information.\n4. The Claim Form now explains to class members what will happen if they check \u201cYes,\u201d \u201cNo,\u201d or \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d\n5. The response period for claims is extended from 45 to 75 days.\n6. The Subclass fund is increased from $25,000.00 to $50,000.00. The maximum amount of attorney\u2019s fees and costs is reduced from $266,426.58 to $241,426.58. These changes are reflected in the body of this Settlement Agreement, and in the Class Notice (Exhibit A hereto) and the Claim Form (Exhibit B hereto)", "hash": "5716eaaa5bd5821da5b39640429b5a38", "id": 7}, {"size": 1, "samples": [{"hash": "926K0lszInd", "uri": "/contracts/926K0lszInd#the-action", "label": "Settlement Agreement", "score": 26.7453804016, "published": true}], "snippet_links": [{"key": "on-march", "type": "clause", "offset": [0, 8]}, {"key": "initial-complaint", "type": "definition", "offset": [42, 59]}, {"key": "this-action", "type": "definition", "offset": [63, 74]}, {"key": "federal-securities-laws", "type": "definition", "offset": [102, 125]}, {"key": "the-court", "type": "clause", "offset": [174, 183]}, {"key": "retirement-systems", "type": "clause", "offset": [199, 217]}, {"key": "lead-plaintiff", "type": "definition", "offset": [221, 235]}, {"key": "selection-of", "type": "definition", "offset": [253, 265]}, {"key": "lead-counsel", "type": "definition", "offset": [284, 296]}, {"key": "amended-complaint", "type": "definition", "offset": [359, 376]}, {"key": "securities-exchange-act-of-1934", "type": "clause", "offset": [500, 531]}, {"key": "rule-10b-5", "type": "clause", "offset": [536, 546]}, {"key": "on-november", "type": "clause", "offset": [585, 596]}, {"key": "an-order", "type": "definition", "offset": [690, 698]}, {"key": "motion-to-dismiss", "type": "definition", "offset": [719, 736]}, {"key": "on-april", "type": "clause", "offset": [737, 745]}, {"key": "affirmative-defenses", "type": "definition", "offset": [996, 1016]}, {"key": "scheduling-order", "type": "clause", "offset": [1103, 1119]}, {"key": "class-certification", "type": "clause", "offset": [1123, 1142]}, {"key": "a-schedule", "type": "clause", "offset": [1152, 1162]}, {"key": "the-class", "type": "definition", "offset": [1173, 1182]}, {"key": "the-case", "type": "definition", "offset": [1208, 1216]}, {"key": "the-defendants", "type": "clause", "offset": [1254, 1268]}, {"key": "the-us", "type": "clause", "offset": [1321, 1328]}, {"key": "securities-and-exchange-commission", "type": "definition", "offset": [1330, 1364]}, {"key": "agreement-of-the-parties", "type": "clause", "offset": [1381, 1405]}, {"key": "to-lead", "type": "definition", "offset": [1499, 1506]}, {"key": "for-class", "type": "clause", "offset": [1682, 1691]}, {"key": "report-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [1779, 1788]}, {"key": "settlement-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [2142, 2155]}, {"key": "engaged-in", "type": "definition", "offset": [2272, 2282]}, {"key": "mediation-session", "type": "clause", "offset": [2294, 2311]}, {"key": "agreement-to-settle", "type": "clause", "offset": [2342, 2361]}, {"key": "approval-by", "type": "clause", "offset": [2401, 2412]}, {"key": "this-court", "type": "definition", "offset": [2413, 2423]}], "snippet": "On March 22, 2019, \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 filed the initial complaint in this action alleging violations of the federal securities laws. (ECF No. No.\n1.) By Order dated June 17, 2019, the Court appointed Utah Retirement Systems as Lead Plaintiff and approved its selection of \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 as Lead Counsel. (ECF No. 24.) On September 17, 2019, Lead Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint for Violations of the Federal Securities Laws (\u201cAmended Complaint\u201d) alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. (ECF No. 31.) On November 18, 2019, Defendants moved to dismiss the Amended Complaint. (ECF No.\n33.) The Court entered an Order denying Defendants\u2019 motion to dismiss on April 24, 2020. (ECF No. 42.) On May 8, 2020, Defendants moved for reconsideration of the motion to dismiss (ECF No. 45), and the Court entered an Order denying this motion on July 13, 2020 (ECF No. 51). On June 22, 2020, Defendants filed their Answer and Affirmative Defenses to the Amended Complaint. (ECF No. 47.) On August 11, 2020, the Court entered a First Scheduling Order on Class Certification imposing a schedule regarding the class certification aspects of the case, bifurcating discovery, and ordering the Defendants to produce certain materials previously provided to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to an agreement of the parties. (ECF No. 59.) Thereafter, the parties conducted discovery, including Defendants\u2019 production to Lead Plaintiff of over 60,000 documents (including over 450,000 produced pages), four depositions, and third-party discovery. On November 13, 2020, Lead Plaintiff filed its Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of Class Representative and Class Counsel and the Expert Report of \u2587\u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587. (ECF\n61.) On January 27, 2021, Defendant filed their Opposition to Lead Plaintiff\u2019s Motion for Class Certification and the Expert Report of Dr. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587. (ECF No. 63.) In February 2021, the parties discussed the possibility of mediation and selected a nationally-recognized mediator, \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 \u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587, Esquire, to mediate a possible settlement of this Action. On March 12, 2021, the parties submitted detailed mediation statements. On March 17, 2021, the parties engaged in a full-day mediation session with \u2587\u2587. \u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587\u2587 and reached an agreement to settle the Action for $16,800,000, subject to approval by this Court.", "hash": "5a83d2a50785fa9e28c00cdf32b70f26", "id": 10}], "next_curs": "ClMSTWoVc35sYXdpbnNpZGVyY29udHJhY3Rzci8LEhZDbGF1c2VTbmlwcGV0R3JvdXBfdjU2IhN0aGUtYWN0aW9uIzAwMDAwMDBhDKIBAmVuGAAgAA==", "clause": {"size": 41, "title": "The Action", "children": [["whereas", "WHEREAS"], ["", ""], ["credit-monitoring", "Credit Monitoring"], ["expense-reimbursement", "Expense Reimbursement"], ["proposed", "Proposed"]], "parents": [["mutual-general-releases", "Mutual General Releases"], ["definitions", "Definitions"], ["procedural-background", "Procedural Background"], ["signatures", "Signatures"], ["introduction", "INTRODUCTION"]], "id": "the-action", "related": [["action", "Action", "Action"], ["shareholder-litigation", "Shareholder Litigation", "Shareholder Litigation"], ["adverse-action", "Adverse Action", "Adverse Action"], ["stockholder-litigation", "Stockholder Litigation", "Stockholder Litigation"], ["court-action", "COURT ACTION", "COURT ACTION"]], "related_snippets": [], "updated": "2025-07-14T23:14:22+00:00", "also_ask": ["What strategic advantages can be gained by narrowly or broadly defining 'The Action'?", "Which essential elements must be included in 'The Action' clause to avoid ambiguity or unenforceability?", "What are the most common risks or pitfalls associated with poorly drafted 'The Action' clauses?", "How does the definition of 'The Action' in this agreement compare to industry standards or similar contracts?", "What factors do courts consider when determining the enforceability of 'The Action' clause in litigation?"], "drafting_tip": "Specify the required actions, identify responsible parties, and set clear deadlines to ensure accountability, prevent misunderstandings, and facilitate enforcement.", "explanation": "The Action clause defines the specific steps, duties, or obligations that a party must perform under the agreement. It typically outlines what actions are required, who is responsible for carrying them out, and any relevant timelines or conditions for completion. For example, it may specify that a service provider must deliver certain goods or perform particular services by a set date. This clause ensures that all parties are clear about their responsibilities, reducing ambiguity and helping to prevent disputes over what is expected."}, "json": true, "cursor": ""}}