News & updates

November / 2022

Optical Disc Drive (ODD): Claims Deadline

The Claims Deadline of November 14, 2022, has now passed, and no further claims may be filed. The Administrator, RicePoint Administration Inc., is reviewing the claims received before the deadline and will contact you if further information is required. All payment have been distributed to Class Members who filed for the minimum $20 payment and […]

October / 2022

Hard Disk Drive (HDD): Class Action Certified

By reasons dated October 6, 2022, the action was certified as a class proceeding. In the same decision, the court also dismissed the defendants’ jurisdictional challenge and evidentiary objections. This decision is currently being appealed.

July / 2022

Microsoft: Launch of Educational Voucher Phase of Distribution

The claims period for consumers and volume licensees has closed and approved claimants across Canada will soon be receiving funds. Now over $100 million of the remaining settlement funds is being used to give students at K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions across Canada access to new computer hardware, software and related training. Settlement funds will […]

July / 2022

Resistors: New Settlement Agreements and Discontinuances Issued Against Some Defendants

The ROHM and HDK settlement agreements were approved by the Courts in 2022. Discontinuances have been issued as against the Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Murata Electronics North America, Inc. Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America , Yageo Corporation, Yageo America Corporation, and Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

June / 2022

Small Bearings: NSK Settlement Approved

The NSK settlement agreement was approved by the courts in 2022. Class counsel will seek approval of a distribution plan at a future date.

May / 2022

Visa / Mastercard: Claims Process Open

The claims process for the Credit Card Interchange Fees Class Action is now open. To make a claim, please visit https://www.creditcardstatements.ca to obtain a paper claims form or use the online claims portal.

May / 2022

Microsoft: Claims Process for Settlement Funds

The claim period has ended and the deadline for the claims administrator to review all claims was May 16, 2022.

March / 2022

Boilermakers’ Pension Plan Development 3

MARCH 11, 2022 UPDATE: The Administrator has confirmed that payments will be issued to settlement class members within the next two weeks. Payments will be mailed and addressed to settlement class members based on the information provided in the Claims Form that was submitted to the Administrator in 2021.

February / 2022

Ottawa Convoy Class Action: Ontario Superior Court Granted Motion for Interlocutory Injunction

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the plaintiff’s motion for an interlocutory injunction to prevent Freedom Convoy participants from using air horns or train horns in the area of downtown Ottawa on February 7th, 2022. The injunction was extended for another 60 days on February 16, 2022.

February / 2022

Gatos Silver Class Action

Gatos Silver class action launched. Click here for news release.

January / 2022

Resistors: Kamaya Settlement Approved

The Kamaya settlement agreement was approved by the Courts in 2022.

November / 2021

Air Canada Flight AC624: TSB Granted Leave to Appeal to Supreme Court of Canada

The Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board applied for and received leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) regarding the order for production of the cockpit voice recorder by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. The SCC hearing is scheduled for March 17, 2022. The trial on common issues cannot proceed […]

November / 2021

Visa / Mastercard: Updated Distribution Plan

Updates have been made to the distribution plan after consultation with merchants. Changes made since the initial Distribution plan was posted on October 7, 2021 are currently being considered by class counsel.

November / 2021

Glucosamine: Certification Approved Against Jamieson

The Court granted the plaintiff’s request to certify the action against Jamieson.

October / 2021

Visa / Mastercard: Actions Certified for Settlement

The Credit Card Actions have been certified for settlement as against Royal Bank of Canada, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bank of Montreal and The Bank of Nova Scotia. The settlement approval hearing will take place by video link as directed by the Courts on December 6, 2021.

September / 2021

Microsoft: Your Old Software Owes You Money – Deadline for Volume License Claims

The deadline for volume licensee claims is October 23, 2021. The claims period for individual consumers is now closed.

September / 2021

Revolution Resources: Appealed BC Supreme Court Decision to Certify

This case was certified as a class action following the second certification hearing held September 23 and 24, 2021. Revolution has appealed the British Columbia Supreme Court class certification decision. The appeal hearing date has yet to be scheduled.

August / 2021

ForEx: New Settlements

New settlements have been reached with TD, RBC, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank totalling approximately $23.8 million.