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Turcot Interchange Settlement Agreement

File: 500-06-000843-173

Date: April 2017

The Settlement Class

All residents, who at any time since March 21, 2015, resided within 350 meters of that section of the Saint-Jacques Street, (including the Saint-Jacques overpass), which runs West to East, intersecting the West perimeter of Girouard Avenue in the City of Montreal, Borough of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, and the East perimeter of Decarie Boulevard in the same Borough.

Summary

Plaintiff alleged that the Ministère des Transports du Québec acted negligently and in violation of his rights to peaceful enjoyment of his property. Plaintiff further alleged that the noise and pollution caused by the repairs to the Turcot interchange have caused him and Class members abnormal and intolerable inconveniences. The Ministère des Transports du Québec denies any wrongdoing. The parties have agreed to a settlement, a copy of which is accessible below.

What The Settlement Provides

Compensation to Eligible Class Members shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Distribution Protocol (Schedule 5 of the Settlement, a copy of which is accessible below). Eligible Members shall be entitled to claim the following amounts (less class counsel fees, costs and disbursements), subject to Court approval:

2016: $85.00 per month per eligible claim
2017: $55.00 per month per eligible claim

​In order to claim the above compensation, Eligible Class Members must have resided, any time in 2016 and 2017, at one of the addresses listed below:

  • ​Even addresses from 906 to 972 inclusively on Addington Avenue;
  • Odd addresses from 901 to 923 inclusively on Girouard Avenue;
  • Odd addresses from 5451 to 5493 inclusively on St-Jacques Street;
Questions

Velvet Payments Class Action Services​
5900 Andover Ave. Suite 1
Montreal, Quebec
H4T 1H5

Email: info@velvetpayments.com

Phone: 1-888-770-6892

Class Counsel​
LPC AVOCAT INC.
Me Joey Zukran
276 Saint-Jacques Street, Suite 801
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1N3

Email: jzukran@lpclex.com

Phone: (514) 379-1572

Claim Form

If you have any questions while completing the Claim Form, please contact

Amanda Brook
(514) 488-0236

Available Documents
TitleLink
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT APPROVAL HEARING SHORT FORM
THE SUBURBAN NOTICE OF THE APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT ENG FR
2020 10 06 TRANSACTION RÉGLANT L’ACTION COLLECTIVE
2020 10 15 JUDGMENT APPROVING THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT APPROVAL HEARING LONG FORM
2017 04 06 AMENDED APPLICATION TO AUTHORIZE
2018 08 21 JUDGMENT RE AMENDED APPLICATION TO AUTHORIZE
2020 08 04 JUDGMENT APPROVING NOTICES OF A SETTLEMENT