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Class Action Updates

January 9, 2025

This case was certified as a class action following a decision released by the BC Supreme Court on January 7, 2025.

December 20, 2024

Two new settlements have been reached with KOA Corporation and KOA Speer Electronics, Inc. (“KOA”); and Susumu Co., Ltd and Susumu International (USA) Inc. (“Susumu”)….

November 14, 2024

As of September 23, 2024, the defendants have sought leave to appeal the Court of Appeal decision to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Capacitors Class Action – New Settlement

Capacitors Class Action – New Settlement

On November 25, 2020, the BC Court certified a settlement class regarding a settlement entered into with Panasonic. For details of the settlement approval hearings, please see the notice to class members located within.

 

Lithium Batteries – New Settlement

A settlement has been reached with Panasonic for USD $6,295,000.

YOUR OLD SOFTWARE OWES YOU MONEY, Make a claim to get up to $250 cash for individual licenses or get up to $650 in vouchers for Volume Licenses without proof of purchase

Claims process for settlement funds – make a claim now.

If you are a Canadian resident as of May 25, 2016 who, between December 23, 1998 and March 11, 2010 (inclusive), purchased a license for:

1.  PC versions of Microsoft’s Word, Excel, Office, Work Suite, or Home Essentials applications software (including any full upgrade versions); OR

2.  PC versions Microsoft’s MS-DOS or Windows operating systems software.

The claims process is now open. The deadline to make a claim is September 23, 2021. Please note that this includes purchases of computers with eligible software pre-loaded.

Claims can be submitted online at www.thatsuitemoney.ca. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or please call 1-833-451-8815.

Please see the Notices to read more about the claims process:

Visa Mastercard June 26, 2020

The New Settlements were approved by courts in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. The Court’s decisions approving the settlements can be found in the section of this website. The settlement approval decisions have been appealed by Wal-Mart and Home Depot. Appeals (or applications for leave to appeal) brought by Wal-Mart and Home Depot were dismissed by the appellate courts in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.  A final appeal is pending before the Alberta Court of Appeal and is scheduled to be heard on October 8, 2020. If you have any questions about the appeals, please contact the class lawyers at [email protected].

Foreign Exchange Manipulation (ForEx) Class Action – New Settlement

A settlement has been reached in the litigation with Bank of Montreal, BMO Financial Corp., BMO Harris Bank N.A., and BMO Capital Markets Limited (“BMO”) for $250,000.

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