You Can Get Money From A Class Action Lawsuit In Canada If You Bought These Electronics

Thanks to a lithium-ion battery price-fixing class action suit in Canada, you can now get cash without even having to show a receipt if you bought an electronic device with that battery between 2000 and 2012.

Lawsuits in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec alleged that several lithium-ion battery manufacturers conspired to fix prices which resulted in higher prices of products sold in Canada and settlements were reached totalling $21.3 million.

The products that use lithium-ion batteries are laptops, notebook computers, tablets, e-book readers, MP3 players, personal digital assistants, handheld GPS, handheld video players, cellphones and smartphones.

Replacement batteries for any of these products also count for the purpose of the class action, but cell phones and smartphones that were sold as part of a service contract are excluded.

You can make an undocumented claim that requires no proof of purchase and those will be paid out at $20. If you want to be eligible to get more money, you have to show proof of purchase.

What's left of the settlement after paying undocumented claims will be distributed proportionally based on the value of your claim in relation to the value of all approved claims.

Anyone in Canada who bought lithium-ion batteries or lithium-ion battery products between January 1, 2000, and January 1, 2012, is eligible to make a claim. The deadline to apply to get money is December 17, 2021.