Overview of the application 500-06-000504-106

Printing of the overview of the application for a class action

Application stage:

Class action - Judgment on an out-of-court settlement

Courthouse:

Montréal

Date of filing of the application for authorization to institute a class action:

2010-04-07

File no.:

500-06-000504-106

Subject:

Concurrence

This case concerns:

Petitioner contends that the Respondents colluded to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize artificially the price at which ODDs were sold, thereby restricting and/or eliminating any competition. By reason of this conduct, Petitioner and the members of the class pretend that they have paid higher prices for ODDs and products containing ODDs than they would have paid in a competitive market, causing damages upon which they wish to claim.

Name of parties:

Fogelman c. Sony Corporation et als.

Description of the class instituting the class action:

all residents in Canada who purchased used, and/or received an Optical Disk Drive (“ODD”) or purchased any products which contain an ODD, since approximately January 2001 through to the present, or any other group to be determined by the Court

Documents and proceedings:

Document Date of document
Application for authorization to institute a class action 2010-04-07
Reply 2010-06-14
Judgment on out-of-court settlement (Authorized) 2019-03-01
Reply 2019-06-10
Reply 2019-06-10
Jugement (Approbation de la Convention de règlement) (Granted) 2019-06-18
Judgment on out-of-court settlement (Granted) 2019-08-01
Reply 2019-11-22
Judgment on out-of-court settlement (Authorized) 2019-12-18
Judgment on out-of-court settlement (Authorized) 2020-08-24
Jugement sur l'approbation de la Convention de règlement (Granted) 2020-11-27
Judgment on out-of-court settlement (Authorized) 2021-02-01
Judgment on out-of-court settlement (Authorized) 2021-11-03
Judgment on out-of-court settlement (Granted) 2022-04-13

Counsels for the applicant:

Name E-mail Phone Adresse Name of Law Firm Website
Orenstein, Jeff [email protected] (514)266-7863 1123, rue Clark, 3e etage, Montreal, Quebec, Canada , H2Z 1K3 Consumer Law Group Inc. www.clg.org

Counsels for the defence:

Name E-mail Phone Adresse Name of Law Firm
Rouleau, Francis (514)982-4016 600 de Maisonneuve, bureau 2200, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3A 3J2 Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP
Elbaz, Sydney (514)987-5000 1000 ouest Sherbrooke, 2700, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3A 3G4 McMillan S.E.N.C.R.L.
Rothschild, David (514)392-1991 1501McGill College, bureau 1400, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3A 3M8 Davis LLP
Lussier, Sylvain (514)904-8100 1000 ouest de la Gauchetière, suite 2100, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 4W5 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, LLP
Boudreau, Noah (514)394-4521 800 Place Victoria, Bureau 3700, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H4Z 1E9 Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Stolow, David (514)841-6567 1501 McGill College ave, 26th floor, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3A 3N9 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Martineau, Yves (514)397-3380 1155 ouest René Levesque, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 3V2 Stikeman Elliott
Renaud, Madeleine (514)397-4100 1000, de la Gauchetère ouest bureau 2500, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 0A2 McCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L
Bourgon, Benoit G. (514)846-2329 1250, René-Lévesque ouest suite 2500, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 4Y1 Heenan Blaikie LLP

Application stage

2 - Class action - Judgment on an out-of-court settlement

Courthouse

Montréal

Date of filing of the application for authorization to institute a class action

2010-04-07

File no.

500-06-000504-106

Subject

Concurrence

This case concerns

Petitioner contends that the Respondents colluded to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize artificially the price at which ODDs were sold, thereby restricting and/or eliminating any competition. By reason of this conduct, Petitioner and the members of the class pretend that they have paid higher prices for ODDs and products containing ODDs than they would have paid in a competitive market, causing damages upon which they wish to claim.

Name of parties

Fogelman c. Sony Corporation et als.

all residents in Canada who purchased used, and/or received an Optical Disk Drive (“ODD”) or purchased any products which contain an ODD, since approximately January 2001 through to the present, or any other group to be determined by the Court
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