Case Name:
• Fairhurst v. Anglo American plc et al., SCBC Vancouver Registry No. S-071269 (the "BC Diamonds Class Action");
• Brant v. De Beers Canada Inc. et al., Ontario Superior Court of Justice, 1399/10CP (the “National Diamonds Class Action”);and
• Sanderson v. De Beers Canada Inc. et al., Superior Court of Quebec, File No. 500-06-00571-113 (Montreal Registry) (the “Montreal Diamonds Class Action”)
Together the National Diamonds Class Action, the BC Diamonds Class Action, and the Montreal Diamonds Class Action will be called the “Certified Diamonds Class Actions”.
Court:
Supreme Court of British Columbia
Date Filed:
February 22, 2007
Class Members:
Collectively the class has been defined for settlement purposes in the Certified Diamonds Class Actions as all persons resident in Canada who purchased Gem Grade Diamonds from January 1, 1994 to October 14, 2016 except for Excluded Persons*.
*Excluded Persons: means the De Beers Defendants**, the directors and officers of the De Beers Defendants, the subsidiaries or affiliates of the De Beers Defendants, the entities in which the De Beers Defendants or any of the De Beers Defendant's subsidiaries or affiliates have a controlling interest and the legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns of each of the foregoing and those persons who validly opt out of the BC Action or the Ontario Action.
**De Beers Defendant: De Beers Canada Inc., DB Investments, Inc, De Beers S.A., De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., De Beers UK Limited (f/k/a The Diamond Trading Company Limited), CSO Valuations A.G., and De Beers Centenary A.G.
Claims Process Now Closed
The claims process is now closed. Pursuant to the distribution protocol (a copy available below), we are unable to accept new claims.
Class members who have submitted a claim will be contacted by the claims administrator, Epiq Class Action Services Canada, in due course regarding your claim.
Please check back here or the claims website [www.canadiandiamondsclassaction.ca] for further updates.
For more information, please read the below notices or refer to the claims website FAQ page:
Settlement Materials
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
For further information concerning this action, please contact Betty Lee at 1-800-689-2322 or 604-689-7555, or email [email protected].
De Beers - Status Updates:
August 25, 2017
De Beers Settlement - View
December 8, 2014
De Beers – Certification Granted - View
June 21, 2013
De Beers Class Action: Jurisdictional Issue Appealed - View
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