DRAM Chips (dynamic random-access memory) – Price Fixing National Class Action

Date of Initial Application: April 30, 2018

On January 27, 2023, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, putting an end to the case.

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On June 28, 2021, the Superior Court of Quebec dismissed the Application for Authorization to Bring a Class Action, a copy of said Judgment is posted on this page.

On or about July 29, 2021, our office instituted an appeal of said decision, a copy of the Notice of Appeal is also posed on this page.

This matter will therefore be proceeding before the Court of Appeal in due course.

 

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Lex Group Inc. has launched a national class action lawsuit against:

Micron Technology Inc., Micron Semiconductor Products Inc.,

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., and

SK Hynix Inc., SK Hynix America Inc.

(hereinafter collectively the “Defendants”)

on behalf of all persons in Canada who, between at least June 1^st, 2016 and February 1^st, 2018, acquired or purchased DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) chips either directly from one of the Defendants or indirectly, since the DRAM chip was integrated into certain electronic products.

It is alleged that between at least June 1^st, 2016 and February 1^st, 2018, the Defendants, the major worldwide manufacturers of DRAM chips, engaged in an illegal cartel to artificially raise or set the price of DRAM chips. These DRAM chips were then either sold directly to consumers or sold to electronic manufacturers who then integrated the DRAM chip into their electronic devices.

Accordingly, if you live in Canada and you have purchased either DRAM chips manufactured by one of the Defendants and/or electronic devices which contain such DRAM chips (for example, a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, a desktop computer, a graphics card (or an electronic device equipped with a graphics card) or a video game console, etc.), between June 1^st, 2016 and February 1^st, 2018, then you may potentially be part of the proposed Class defined by the class action initiated by our office.

Should you be defined as a member of the class, you may be entitled to compensation should the Court authorize and grant the class action on the merits, or should a settlement be reached and approved by the Court.

Please fill out the form below if you wish to be kept informed of the progress of this case.

If you wish to be kept informed and/or receive notification of major judgments rendered or notices in this case, please complete the form below.  Please note that providing your information in the form below creates no financial obligation for you and it does not create a lawyer/client relationship between yourself and Lex Group Inc. (or any of its attorneys).  You will not be charged any fees or costs for signing up to this class action since our firm is only paid on a contingency basis from the potential compensation recovered in this file, if the class action is successful by way of final judgment or settlement approved by the Court.

 

Please be advised that the group definition of the people to be included in this class action may be changed or modified in the future by Court decision or by way of amendment filed by our firm.  We will not inform you or other members of the public if and when the group definition is changed.  It is therefore your sole responsibility to ensure that your own personal rights and recourses are being protected at all times during the course of these proceedings.  You may therefore wish to seek independent legal counsel in order to determine whether it would be in your best interest to pursue independent litigation in this matter (or any other matter), and to determine if you can potentially be included in this case if a final judgment is rendered or if a settlement is reached and approved by the Court.

 

By signing up to this class action, you are merely asking our firm to include you in our list of potential members in this class action but our firm is not agreeing to represent your personal interests.  If a final judgment is rendered in this case, or if a settlement is reached (and approved by the Court), an e-mail may be sent to you and the relevant information may be posted on this website.  The Court will determine the manner and extent of any future notifications to class members.

Be advised that the information you provide will be included in our list of potential class members for this case, which list may be shared with and disclosed to the Courts and/or other parties in this action (at our discretion).  Rest assured that any such disclosure will be done in such a manner as to protect your personal information and confidentiality from unauthorized use, disclosure or publication.

Finally, be advised that the above-description and summary of the case is being posted on this website for your convenience.  However, in case of conflict between the information on this website and the actual proceedings, documents, and/or judgments in the Court record of this case, the official Court record documents will prevail.  We have for your convenience posted on this webpage certain scanned copies of the several relevant documents from the Court record, including the initial application for authorization to institute a class action which describes the case in much more detail.  You should therefore consult these documents as well as consult this website periodically in order to be kept informed.