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Claims Process

The deadline to apply for compensation from the settlements has passed. The settlement funds have been distributed to approved claimants.

For more information about the claims process, visit www.batteriessettlement.ca

The class action has been resolved in its entirety.

Settlements

Settlements have been reached with the following defendants totaling over $21 million:

  • NEC Corporation and NEC Tokin Corporation (“NEC”);
  • Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. and Samsung SDI America, Inc. (“Samsung”);
  • Sony Corporation, Sony Energy Devices Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc. and Sony of Canada Ltd. (“Sony”);
  • LG Chem, Ltd. and LG Chem America, Inc. (“LG Chem”);
  • Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. and Toshiba of Canada Limited (“Toshiba”);
  • Maxell Holdings, Ltd. and Maxell Corporation of America ("Maxell"); and
  • Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (“Panasonic”).

The Settlements have been approved by the Ontario and Quebec Courts, as applicable. The Courts also approved a process for distributing settlement funds to eligible settlement class members.

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Claims Process

The deadline to apply for compensation from the settlements has passed. The settlement funds have been distributed to approved claimants.

For more information about the claims process, visit www.batteriessettlement.ca

The class action has been resolved in its entirety.

Settlements

Settlements have been reached with the following defendants totaling over $21 million:

  • NEC Corporation and NEC Tokin Corporation (“NEC”);
  • Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. and Samsung SDI America, Inc. (“Samsung”);
  • Sony Corporation, Sony Energy Devices Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc. and Sony of Canada Ltd. (“Sony”);
  • LG Chem, Ltd. and LG Chem America, Inc. (“LG Chem”);
  • Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. and Toshiba of Canada Limited (“Toshiba”);
  • Maxell Holdings, Ltd. and Maxell Corporation of America ("Maxell"); and
  • Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc., and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (“Panasonic”).

The Settlements have been approved by the Ontario and Quebec Courts, as applicable. The Courts also approved a process for distributing settlement funds to eligible settlement class members.