{"id":1657,"date":"2022-03-10T13:56:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T18:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/trop-percus-par-hydro-quebec\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T09:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:29:04","slug":"hydro-quebec-s-overcharges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/en\/hydro-quebec-s-overcharges\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s Overcharges"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Case name<\/h2>\n<p>Nadia Mbenga Molima v. Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Class action<\/h2>\n<p>Between 2008 and 2013, Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec deliberately manipulated the information submitted to the R\u00e9gie de l&#8217;\u00c9nergie by overestimating cost projections and underestimating revenue projections to obtain a higher profit than authorized. During this period, more than $1.2 billion was illegally charged to Quebecers.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiff is therefore claiming an indemnity corresponding to the variation in Hydro-Quebec&#8217;s revenues between 2008 and 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Group members<\/h2>\n<p>All natural and legal persons established for a private interest, companies or organizations holding one or more subscriptions who were customers for the defendant Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec and paid invoices for their electricity consumption for one or more of the periods between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Procedures<\/h2>\n<p>On December 11, 2019, the Quebec Superior Court <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jugement-autorisant-l_exercice-de-l_action-collective-2019qccs5241.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authorized the class action<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On February 28, 2020, a judge of the Court of Appeal denied Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec&#8217;s application for <a href=\"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jugement-rejetant-permission-d_en-appeler-2020qcca357.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>leave to appeal<\/strong><\/a> this judgment.<\/p>\n<p>On October 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada denied the application for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jugement-CSC-rejetant-la-demande-d_autorisation-d_en-appeler-2020canlii76219.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leave to appeal<\/a><\/strong> sought by Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n<p>On June 18, 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Demande-introductive-d_instance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Originating application<\/strong><\/a> was filed.<\/p>\n<p>On February 24, 2022, the Superior Court <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-02-24z-Jugement-Approuvant-les-avis-aux-membres-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">approved the notices to members<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Class\u2019 lawyers<\/h2>\n<p>Class members are represented by Archer in collaboration with the firm <a href=\"https:\/\/tjl.quebec\/recours-collectifs\/les-trop-percus-dhydro-quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Trudel Johnston &amp; Lesp\u00e9rance<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>To contact us, by email:<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like more information or would like to become a potential member of the class action, you can contact us at the following email address: <a href=\"mailto:actionscollectives@archeravocats.com\"><strong>actionscollectives@archeravocats.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Documents<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jugement-autorisant-l_exercice-de-l_action-collective-2019qccs5241.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judgment authorizing the exercise of the class action<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Demande-introductive-d_instance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Originating application<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archeravocats.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022-02-24-R-1B_Avis_aux-membres.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Notice to members<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case name Nadia Mbenga Molima v. 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