Overview of the application 500-06-000779-161

Printing of the overview of the application for a class action

Application stage:

Authorization - Application to the Superior Court for authorization to institute a class action

Courthouse:

Montréal

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

2016-01-29

File no.:

500-06-000779-161

Subject:

Protection du consommateur

This case concerns:

class action in damages

Name of parties:

Primo Bedding Company inc. & George Itzkovitz & David Itzkovitz v. Air Canada & Air Canada Rouge

Description of the class instituting the class action:

All of the physical and legal persons (excluding travel agencies) who, in Quebec, between April 15, 2012 and November 28, 2014, bought an airline ticket for an international flight (with the exception of the United States (including Hawaii), Mexico and the Caribbean) either: i. Directly from Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge in person or over the telephone; ii. Indirectly from Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge through a travel agency, online, in person, or over the telephone; iii. In the case of legal persons only, directly from Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge through the airlines' transaction websites; iv. In the case of physical persons only, indirectly from Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge through the Aeroplan loyalty plan owned and operated by Aimia Canada inc. online, in person, or over the telephone; v. In the case of physical persons only, indirectly through Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge through the Air Miles loyalty program owned and operated by LoyaltyOne inc., online, in person, or over the telephone. and for whom an international fuel surcharge was charged by Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge and paid to them, regardless of whether the flight was operated by Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge or code-shared with any one of the member airlines of the Star Alliance group or any other airline.

Documents and proceedings:

Document Date of document
Reply 2016-02-25
Application for authorization to institute a class action 2016-03-01
Judgment on an application for authorization to institute a class action (Authorized) 2019-08-12
Originating application in a class action 2020-02-12
Judgment on the notice to class members (Authorized) 2021-11-03

Counsels for the applicant:

Name E-mail Phone Adresse Name of Law Firm Website
Renno, Karim [email protected] (514)937-1221 1621 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3H 1E2 Renno Vathilakis inc. http://www.renvath.com/fr

Counsels for the defence:

Name E-mail Phone Adresse Name of Law Firm
Torralbo, Robert [email protected] (514)982-4014 1, Place Ville Marie, #3000, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 4N8 Blake, Cassels & Graydon s.e.n.c.r.l.

Application stage

1 - Authorization - Application to the Superior Court for authorization to institute a class action

Courthouse

Montréal

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

2016-01-29

File no.

500-06-000779-161

Subject

Protection du consommateur

This case concerns

class action in damages

Name of parties

Primo Bedding Company inc. & George Itzkovitz & David Itzkovitz v. Air Canada & Air Canada Rouge

All of the physical and legal persons (excluding travel agencies) who, in Quebec, between April 15, 2012 and November 28, 2014, bought an airline ticket for an international flight (with the exception of the United States (including Hawaii), Mexico and the Caribbean) either: i. Directly from Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge in person or over the telephone; ii. Indirectly from Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge through a travel agency, online, in person, or over the telephone; iii. In the case of legal persons only, directly from Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge through the airlines' transaction websites; iv. In the case of physical persons only, indirectly from Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge through the Aeroplan loyalty plan owned and operated by Aimia Canada inc. online, in person, or over the telephone; v. In the case of physical persons only, indirectly through Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge through the Air Miles loyalty program owned and operated by LoyaltyOne inc., online, in person, or over the telephone. and for whom an international fuel surcharge was charged by Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge and paid to them, regardless of whether the flight was operated by Air Canada or Air Canada Rouge or code-shared with any one of the member airlines of the Star Alliance group or any other airline.
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