Overview
Sarah Fiddes is an associate at Rochon Genova. She summered at the firm before being called to the bar in 2022 and has since developed a practice focused on a broad range of class action matters.
Since joining the firm, Sarah has assisted on a wide variety of cases, including securities misrepresentation, medical device product liability, and institutional abuse actions. Her experience reflects Rochon Genova’s commitment to advancing complex litigation on behalf of plaintiffs in significant and impactful matters.
Sarah earned her Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School. While in law school, she served as a Division Leader with the Community & Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP), where she represented clients before the Social Benefits Tribunal, the Landlord Tenant Board, and the Human Rights Tribunal.
She was also actively involved in community service, volunteering with organizations including the Landlord Tenant Board Duty Counsel program and the Neighbourhood Action for Youth Employment Committee. Before law school, Sarah obtained a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University, where she majored in International Development.
Areas of Practice
Education & Bar Admissions
- Law Society of Ontario, 2022
- Juris Doctor, Osgoode Hall Law School
- Bachelor of Arts, McGill University, major in International Development
Professional Involvement
- Community & Legal Aid Services Program (CLASP), Division Leader
- Landlord Tenant Board Duty Counsel Program, Volunteer
- Neighbourhood Action for Youth Employment Committee, Volunteer
Related Cases
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Defective Drugs, Product Liability
Abilify
Abilify and Abilify Maintena are alleged to cause or materially increase the risk of compulsive behaviours, with inadequate warning to…
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Consumer Class Actions, Telecommunications & Social Media
Bell Mobility
Bell Mobility customers allege that wireless calls were rounded up to the next full minute, constituting a breach of contract…
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Product Liability
Hair Relaxer
Proposed class action alleging that manufacturers and distributors of chemical hair straightening products failed to adequately research, test, and warn…
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Hospital and Nursing Home Outbreaks
Long Term Care Homes – City of Toronto
COVID-19 outbreaks in six City of Toronto long-term care homes are the subject of negligence allegations.
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Hospital and Nursing Home Outbreaks
Long Term Care Homes – Corporate-Chain Actions
COVID-19 outbreaks in corporate-operated long-term care homes are the subject of negligence allegations.
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Securities Litigation
Market Timing
Long-term mutual fund investors allege that frequent trading diluted returns in certain AIC and CI mutual funds.
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Institutional Abuse, Crown Liability
St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital
Involuntary patients at St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital allege they were subjected to an abusive and medically meritless patient-run program.
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Securities Litigation
TD AML
TD shareholders allege misrepresentations about the bank's anti-money laundering controls and related investigations.
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Consumer Class Actions, Telecommunications & Social Media
TELUS
TELUS customers allege that wireless calls were rounded up to the next full minute.
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Defective Medical Devices, Product Liability
Wright Conserve Hip
Wright Conserve hip implant systems are alleged to have been defective and associated with device failure or revision surgery.
