BOB BUCKINGHAM LAW

81 Bond Street St. Johns, NL A1C 1T2 Telephone: 709-739-6688 www.buckinghamlaw.ca

MEDIA RELEASE Friday, February 1st, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Harvey T. Strosberg, Q.C. of Sutts, Strosberg LLP in Windsor, Ontario and Bob Buckingham of Bob Buckingham Law in St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, announce that Bob Buckingham Law will join a consortium of three law firms from across Canada to prosecute the national class action against the Attorney General of Canada for breach of privacy in the recent loss of Canada Student Loan borrower information by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. Our consortium brings a tremendous breadth and depth of experience to this national class action, says Mr. Buckingham. Bob Buckingham Law is pleased to join with some of the most experienced and successful class action lawyers in the country. This consortium will position us to bring this matter to a fair and reasonable resolution for the hundreds of thousands of Canadians affected. On January 11, 2013, the federal government announced that the personal and financial information of approximately 583,000 student loan borrowers was lost from a federal government office in Gatineau, Quebec. On January 17, 2013, Bob Buckingham Law filed a national class action. Thereafter, Sutts, Strosberg LLP, Falconer Charney LLP and Branch MacMaster LLP - also commenced proceedings. Mr. Strosberg says, The loss of confidential personal information is a serious issue in the digital age. Through this class action, our experienced national legal team will seek to hold the Government of Canada accountable. The consortium will be seeking general damages for negligence, breach of privacy and breach of contract, along with damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses, costs and lost time. - 30 For more information on this Class Action, please contact: Bob Buckingham Bob Buckingham Law 81 Bond Street St. Johns, NL A1C 1T2 Phone: 709-739-6688 Fax: 709-739-6686 Email: bob@buckinghamlaw.ca Web: www.buckinghamlaw.ca
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Sharon Strosberg Sutts, Strosberg LLP 251 Goyeau St. Windsor ON, N9A 6V4 Phone: 519-561-6296 Fax: 519-561-6203 Email: dtocco@strosbergco.com Web: www.studentloansclassaction.com

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