On June 10, 2019, in a decision rendered by Justice Chantale
Tremblay, the Superior Court of Québec refused to authorize
Plaintiff Brigitte Bourbonnière's application for
authorization to institute a class action. In a 16-page judgment,
the Court reaffirmed that plaintiffs have the burden of
establishing a prima facie case for the existence of tangible
injury and recoverable damages when they apply for authorization of
a class action.
On January 31, 2017, an application for authorization to bring a
class action against Yahoo! Inc. and Yahoo! Canada Co.
(collectively "Yahoo!") was filed on behalf of all
persons residing in Québec whose personal and/or financial
information was lost by and/or stolen from Yahoo! as a result of
data breaches that occurred between January 1, 2013 to the present
and all other persons who suffered damages or incurred expenses as
a result of these data breaches.
