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Class action regarding price fixing practices in the ebooks industry

This class action alleges that five of the world’s big six ebook publishers (Hachette, Harper Collins, MacMillen, Penguin and Simon & Schuster) conspired with Apple to fix ebooks prices. The alleged result is a significant hike in ebouk prices (30%), the whole since Apple’s Ipad launch in April 2010.

CLASS ACTION AGAINST OPTIMUM (SHOPPERS DRUG MART) IN RELATION TO THE OPTIMUM FIDELITY PROGRAM UNILATERAL CHANGES

In July 2010, Pharmaprix (Shoppers Drug Mart) unilateraly modified the Optimum fidelity program, thus reducing the exchange value of already accumulated Optimum points. This class actions aims at compensating consumers for the incurred losses following this unilateral change.

TicketsNow Class Action

Claimant alleges that TicketMaster and TicketsNow conspired to give the impression that tickets for venues were sold out on the primary market, this artificially hiking prices on secondary markets.

RBC, MBNA CANADA AND CITIBANK Canada CREDIT CARDS (LACK OF GRACE PERIOD)

Cancellation and restitution of credit charges and punitive damages (no 21 day grace period)

AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT CARD (NO GRACE PERIOD)

Cancellation and restitution of credit charges and punitive damages (no 21 days grace period)

CANADIAN TIRE CREDIT CARDS(CASH ADVANCE CHARGES)

Cancellation and restitution of charges for advances of funds and punitive damages

CREDIT CARDS (INCREASING THE LIMIT AND CHARGING FOR EXCEEDING THE LIMIT)

Cancellation and restitution of credit charges, cancellation and restitution of over the limit charges and punitive damages (INCREASING THE LIMIT AND CHARGING FOR EXCEEDING THE LIMIT)

BANK OF MONTREAL AND CITIBANK Canada CREDIT CARDS (INCREASING THE CREDIT LIMIT AND CHARGES FOR EXCEEDING THE LIMIT)

Cancellation and restitution of credit charges, cancellation and restitution of over the limit charges and punitive damages (INCREASING THE CREDIT LIMIT AND CHARGES FOR EXCEEDING THE LIMIT)

CREDIT CARDS (CASH ADVANCES CHARGES)

cancellation and restitution of charges for advances of funds and punitive damages

Closed class actions

CABLEVISION

An offer for reductions of price to subscribers to Cable TV sewing supplied by Videotron had not been honoured. This offer had been made to the 20 000 members of Housing Cooperatives.

CONSUMER LOAN

A company who was supposed to find loans for its consumers did not render the services for which it was committed.

DRYERS BY W.C.I. CANADA INC.

Class action concerning the refund of fees as part of a recall of 50,000 defective dryers

PLASTIC VENTS OF CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANIES ET UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES OF CANADA AND UNDERWRITES LABORATORIES INC.

Plastic vent pipes were dangerous because they let noxious fumes escaped.

PLASTIC VENTS OF HART & COOLEY ET UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC

Plastic vent pipes were dangerous because they let noxious fumes escape.

HEATING FILM OF FLEXEL INTERNATIONAL AND THERMAFLEX AND CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF NORMALISATION INC.

Class action for the refund of the price of radiant heating films, which the Government ordered to be disconnected due to the risk of fire.

HEATING FILM OF FLEXEL INTERNATIONAL AND THERMAFLX

Class action for refunding the price of radiant heating film for which the Government had required the disconnection, due to the risk of fire.

GE CAPITAL CREDIT CARD

Class action to recover illegal late fees paid by variable rate credit card holders.

MAPLE LEAF (LISTERIOSIS)

A national Class action launched against Maple Leaf seeking compensation for victims of listeriosis who contracted the bacteria from Maple Leaf products.