Quebec court rejects Bell request to appeal door-to-door class action certification

By Ahmad Hathout MONTREAL – Quebec’s Court of Appeal has on Friday denied Bell’s request to appeal a ruling that authorized a class action against the company for alleged inappropriate door-to-door sales practices. The lower class action certification court approved in July a class of plaintiffs to take Bell to court over allegations it violated the province’s Consumer Protection Act by instigating a service sales using a door-to-door salesman but concluding the contract over the phone. Bell alleged that the evidence in front of the certification court meant that there was less than a simple possibility that the plaintiffs would...