Info class action
Compresseurs frigorifiques
In October 2010, a Motion for authorization to institute a class action was filed with the Superior Court of Québec on behalf of any person who purchased in Québec a cooling compressor and/or one or more products containing a cooling compressor and who has paid an inflated price because of an agreement to fix cooling compressors' price. The motion alleges, among other things, that certain manufacturers of this product conspired to unduly limit the competition and to unreasonably raise its price.
Cooling compressors are used in refrigerators and freezers. These devices absorb refrigerant gas (generally freon or isobutane), compress it, and move it to other components of the refrigerant system. When the compressed gas moves through and is permitted to expand, it removes heat from its surroundings, producing a cooling effect. Cooling compressors are generally considered as the heart of every refrigerator and freezer.
This class action is led by Belleau Lapointe, LLP.
Are you part of the proposed class?
You are part of the proposed class in the context of the present case if you correspond to the following:
[Translation] "Any person who has purchased, in Québec, cooling compressor and/or any products containing cooling compressor, and who has paid an inflated price as a result of an agreement aiming at fixing the price of cooling compressors’ since January 1st 1999.
However, any corporation, partnership or association is only part of the group if, at all times between October 1st, 2009 and October 1st, 2010, it had under its direction or control not more than fifty (50) people bound to it by contract of employment, and provided that it is not related to the petitioner."
If you are part of this class, we invite you to register yourself as one of its members. This way, we will communicate with you whenever there are important developments in this file.
- Motion for Authorization to Institute a Class Action (in French only)
Chronology
October 2010
Filing of the Motion for Authorization to Institute a Class Action.