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Overview of the application 500-06-001170-212

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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:

2021-11-23

File no.:

500-06-001170-212

Subject:

Protection du consommateur; Responsabilité civile

This case concerns:

This class action seeks damages from Audi following its recall under Transport Canada Recall # 2021-169, for which safety issues have not been repaired for more than 7 months and which make it unsafe to drive the Defective Vehicles with passengers in the front seat.

Name of parties:

Peillon c. Audi Canada Inc. et Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.

Description of the class instituting the class action:

All persons who purchased and/or leased one or more of the following Audi vehicles recalled under Transport Canada Recall # 2021-169 because of the defective Passenger Occupant Detection System (“PODS”) manufactured, distributed, supplied, wholesaled and/or imported by Audi: • Audi A3 (model years 2016 to 2020) • Audi A3 E-TRON (model years 2016 to 2018) • Audi RS3 (model years 2018 to 2020) • Audi S3 (model years 2016 to 2020) (hereinafter the “Defective Vehicles”) for which Audi did not have replacement parts and repair service within 30 days following the original recall date. or any other Class to be determined by the Court.

Documents and proceedings:

Document Date of document
Application for authorization to institute a class action 2021-11-23
Reply 2021-12-08
Application for a stay of an application for authorization to institute a class action 2022-02-25
Application for leave to adduce evidence 2022-03-16
Re-Amended Authorization Application 2022-03-28
Transaction et annexes (traduction française) 2023-09-11
Settlement Agreement and Schedules 2023-09-11
Short Form Notice to Class Members (Granted) 2023-09-15
Long form notice to class members (Granted) 2023-09-15
Avis détaillé aux membres (Granted) 2023-09-15
Avis abrégé aux membres (Granted) 2023-09-15

Counsels for the applicant:

Name E-mail Phone Adresse Name of Law Firm Website
Zukran, Joey [email protected] 514 379-1572 276, rue St-Jacques, bureau 801, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H2Y 1N3 LPC Avocat inc. www.lpclex.com

Counsels for the defence:

Name E-mail Phone Adresse Name of Law Firm
Merminod, Anne 514 954-2529 1000 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, #900, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 5H4 Borden Ladner Gervais
Pitre, Stéphane 514 954-3147 1000 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, #900, Montréal, Quebec, Canada , H3B 5H4 Borden Ladner Gervais

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

2021-11-23

File no.

500-06-001170-212

Subject

Protection du consommateur; Responsabilité civile

This case concerns

This class action seeks damages from Audi following its recall under Transport Canada Recall # 2021-169, for which safety issues have not been repaired for more than 7 months and which make it unsafe to drive the Defective Vehicles with passengers in the front seat.

Name of parties

Peillon c. Audi Canada Inc. et Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.

All persons who purchased and/or leased one or more of the following Audi vehicles recalled under Transport Canada Recall # 2021-169 because of the defective Passenger Occupant Detection System (“PODS”) manufactured, distributed, supplied, wholesaled and/or imported by Audi: • Audi A3 (model years 2016 to 2020) • Audi A3 E-TRON (model years 2016 to 2018) • Audi RS3 (model years 2018 to 2020) • Audi S3 (model years 2016 to 2020) (hereinafter the “Defective Vehicles”) for which Audi did not have replacement parts and repair service within 30 days following the original recall date. or any other Class to be determined by the Court.
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