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Class actions

What is a class action ?

A class action is a procedure enabling a single person to represent a group with the same problem. A single favorable settlement or judgment can compensate, individually or collectively, thousands of people who would not otherwise have obtained justice.

For information, you can also call the Class Action Assistance Fund at 514 393-2087.

15.12.23

OC v. Home Depot

Description Option consommateurs accuses Home Depot of breaching its legal obligations by sharing personal information with Facebook without the consent of the intended class members, and of infringing their fundamental right to privacy. Members You may be affected by class action if you have purchased [...]

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17.10.23

OC v. Billets.ca and 514-Billets.com (ticket resale)

Description Option consommateurs has taken legal action at class action against ticket resale sites Billets.ca and 514-Billets.com. It claims that these sites do not hold the authorizations required by show producers to charge prices higher than those of sellers authorized to sell tickets. Billets.ca and 514-Billet therefore charge [...].

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11.10.23

OC. v. Desjardins Sécurité Financière, compagnie d'assurance-vie (cancer protection)

Option consommateurs has initiated a class action against Desjardins Sécurité Financière, compagnie d'assurance-vie (Desjardins). Desjardins is accused of having added coverage in the event of a cancer diagnosis to members' savings life insurance and of having increased their premiums without obtaining their consent. Theclass action website seeks reimbursement of the premiums paid for the [...]

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31.01.22

Option consommateurs c. Flo Health (data collection via mobile application)

Description Flo is a mobile application dedicated to women's health developed by the company Flo Health. The app offers users a range of tools to help them with contraception, conception and pregnancy. Option consommateurs accuses Flo Health of breaching its legal obligations by falsely claiming that it protects women's health.

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05.07.21

Option consommateurs c. Google (Internet data collection)

Description Option consommateurs accuses Google of failing to meet its legal obligations when collecting personal information from Internet users who use its services or visit websites that integrate tools developed by Google. More specifically, we criticize Google for: failing to obtain sufficient consent to collect this information [...].

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13.02.21

Option consommateurs c. Desjardins (Student Loan Insurance)

Description Atclass action, Option consommateurs criticizes Desjardins for adding insurance to a group of students who had completed their studies and begun repaying their student loans without negotiating a repayment agreement with Desjardins. Payment of the premium for this insurance was automatically added to the terms and conditions [...].

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01.10.19

Option consommateurs c. Samsung (washing machines)

Description In October 2016, Ms. Chantal Gagnon filed an application for authorization to exercise a class action against Samsung Electronics Canada Inc, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and Sears Canada, accusing them of manufacturing, marketing and selling defective top-loading washing machines that are liable to explode. During the use of certain cycles, the lid [...].

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08.03.19

Option consommateurs c. MinebeaMitsumi and NSK ltd (ball bearings)

Description In 2015, Option consommateurs sought authorization to exercise a class action against several companies that manufacture small ball bearings. On August 4, 2016, the Superior Court authorized the exercise of this class action and allowed Option consommateurs to represent the members of the group. The complaint [...]

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