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LEX GROUP Inc. has launched a national class action lawsuit against Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Canada and Hertz Canada Limited, which do business in Canada under the names inter alia: Thrifty Car Rental, Thrifty, Dollar, Dollar Rent A Car, Dollar Car Rental, Dollar location d’autos, Hertz, Hertz location de voiture, Hertz Rental Car, and Hertz Car Rental (hereinafter collectively the “Defendants” or the “Hertz Group”) on behalf of all residents of Canada who rented or reserved a vehicle (including other charged services) on the Canadian “Thrifty”, “Dollar” and/or “Hertz” mobile apps and/or on their Canadian websites including “thriftycanada.ca”, “dollarcanada.ca” and/or “hertz.ca”, and who were charged and paid a price higher than initially indicated or advertised (assuming CAD), including without limitation being charged in a foreign currency other than Canadian Dollars (CAD) (for instance those who were charged in US Dollars (USD) instead of in Canadian Dollars (CAD).

The class action proceedings allege that Defendants do not indicate nor confirm the foreign currency to be charged on some of their Canadian mobile apps or .ca websites, leading to customers being charged a higher price than that advertised at the initial review stage of the transaction since Defendants have not prominently displaying neither the “all-in” price nor the currency they intend to charge and then ultimately charge in a foreign currency. Moreover, the proceedings allege that the Defendants made false and misleading representations in this regard and are liable to pay punitive damages in addition to reimbursing the overage charged to customers (including any foreign currency conversion charges or commissions that may have been charged by the customer’s credit card or other payment card companies).

Accordingly, if you have rented or reserved a vehicle (including other charged services) on the Canadian “Thrifty”, “Dollar” and/or “Hertz” mobile apps or their .ca websites, and you were charged in a currency other than Canadian Dollars (CAD), then you may 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 ultimately grant the class action, 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.

Lex Group Inc. has launched a national class action against Estée Lauder Cosmetics Ltd. (hereinafter “Estée Lauder”), regarding the July 2023 Data Breach which involved the theft of personal information belonging to its customers.

Affected people residing in Canada could be receiving an email or a letter from Estée Lauder. If you receive such correspondence, please retain it.

The stolen personal information of the affected clients includes, without limitation:

• Name
• Contact information (for example, email address)
• Date of birth,
• Gender
• Details about the individual’s engagement with the different Estée Lauder brands (for example, products purchased or recommended, and the date and location of purchase or services).

Accordingly, if you have received an email or a letter from Estée Lauder or if you have provided your personal and/or personal information to Estée Lauder, your information may have been stolen or compromised and you may 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 in this class action, 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.

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.

LEX GROUP Inc. has launched a Quebec class action lawsuit against Maplebear Inc., Maplebear Canada Inc., and Maplebear Delivery Canada Inc., doing business under Instacart™ (hereinafter collectively the “Defendants” or “Instacart”) on behalf of all residents of Quebec who have completed a transaction on the “Instacart” mobile app or on Instacart.ca and who paid a price higher than initially indicated or advertised, including without limitation paying for service fees, delivery fees, and/or other fees.

Instacart partners with popular retailers in the United States and Canada (including Quebec) in order to sell and deliver groceries and other products to consumers and other purchasers.

The class action proceedings allege that Defendants charged their customers a higher price than that advertised at the initial review stage of the transaction by not prominently displaying the “all-in” price (namely the total amount the consumer must pay for the goods or services). Moreover, the proceedings allege that the Defendants made a false and misleading representations by failing to accurately display and describe the amount of delivery fees, service fees and/or other fees in the prior steps leading to the transaction.

Accordingly, if you have completed a transaction on the “Instacart” mobile app or on the Instacart.ca website and paid a price higher than initially indicated or advertised, including without limitation paying for service fees, delivery fees, and/or other fees, then you may 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 ultimately grant the class action, 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.

LEX GROUP Inc. has launched a Quebec class action lawsuit against Barilla Canada Inc. (hereinafter “Defendant” or “Barilla”) on behalf of Canadians who have purchased at least one of Barilla’s pasta products, which products were not produced in Italy but which bear the phrase “ITALY’S #1 BRAND OF PASTA” and/or “LA MARQUE de PÂTES No 1 EN ITALIE”, and/or which display the Italian flag colors on the front label of the packaging.

Barilla Canada markets, commercializes, distributes and sells its various well-known pasta products through many grocery stores across Canada, including Quebec. The class action proceedings allege that Barilla engaged in deceptive, misleading, false, and/or unfair advertising when labeling their pasta products as “Italy’s #1 Brand of Pasta” and/or displaying the Italian flag on its products in order to perpetuate the notion that they are made in Italy, which is not the case. Moreover, the proceedings allege the use by Barilla of deceptive and misleading claims in its marketing of pasta products.

Accordingly, if you have purchased one of Defendant’s pasta products, including but not limited to:

• the Barilla® Classic Blue Box Pastas,
• the Barilla® Collezione Artisanal Pastas,
• the Barilla® Gluten Free Pastas,
• the Barilla® Veggie Pastas, and/or
• the Barilla® Whole Grain Pastas,

then you may 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 ultimately grant the class action, 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.