Partial settlement of the class action against the City of Montreal for failure to have detainees appear in court within 24 hours of their arrest
We are pleased to announce that a partial settlement of the class action lawsuit against the Attorney General of Quebec, the City of Montreal and the City of Quebec has been reached. The partial settlement concerns only the City of Montreal, for the benefit of persons who were arrested and detained for a period of more than 24 consecutive hours without appearing in the Municipal Court of Montreal, while the courts were not in session.
Under the partial settlement, the City of Montreal will pay a global amount of $4,300,000 to be distributed to class members who are eligible under the settlement agreement during the period from December 15, 2017, to March 20, 2020.
The class action continues against the Attorney General of Quebec on behalf of all class members. The class action has already been settled with Quebec City.
As is required by law, in order for a class action settlement to be valid, it must be approved by the Court. On November 17, 2023, at 10 a.m., a hearing will be held by videoconference before the Superior Court of Québec during which class counsel will present an application for approval of the settlement agreement and class counsel fees.
You may wish to review the following documents to understand the terms of the settlement and its benefits to class members:
Notice to Members (pages 3 & 4)
If the Superior Court of Québec approves the partial settlement, we will communicate additional information regarding the next steps.
You can view the Notice informing class members of the hearing of the application for approval and how to attend virtually. Please note that class members do not have to attend the hearing in order to benefit from the settlement.
If you or someone you know is a member of the class, you can contact class counsel:
To see our active class actions and those that we have been involved in, please click on the boxes below.
- Ongoing Cases
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Sexual Abuse/Harassment
Product Liability
Consumer Protection
Constitutional Rights
Attorney General of Quebec (section 27 of The Charter)
Attorney General of Quebec (unlawful detention)
Attorney General of Quebec (Right of detainees to bail review)
Attorney General of Quebec (Nunavik detainees)
Attorney General of Quebec and Attorney General of Canada (Indigenous youth)
City of Gatineau (incarcerating unhoused persons for unpaid fines)
Minister of Indigenous Services Canada
Québec City (right of detainees to appear within 24 hours)
City of Montreal (right of detainees to appear within 24 hours)
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- Resolved Cases