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rad456 · ‎03-03-2014

Does anyone know if PayPal Shipping or VentureOne qualify? I emailed the Claims Administrator and the were of no help, just told me to fill out the online forms to see if I would be part of the Class

Who can be paid compensation under the class action settlement?

Customers of Canada Post who had or have an agreement with Canada Post covering periods of one or more years and setting out the terms of parcel shipping services provided by Canada Post to them (referred to by Canada Post as any of a “Canada Post Account”, “Commercial Account” or “Small Business Account” or similar term) and who were charged shipping charges on a basis other than actual weight between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2007, for parcels shipped within Canada, and who did not previously exclude themselves by opting-out of this lawsuit.

https://parcelshippingcharges.ca/

cumos55 · ‎03-04-2014

The volumetric calculation is

Length x width x Height, with all measurements in centimetres, divided by 6,000

If this number is higher than the actual weight of the parcel, then it is used to determine the cost of shipping using Canada Post

With VentureOne one gets a Commercial Customer Number... as indicated by Canada Post

Our VentureOne program is designed for small business customers, providing them with savings, special offers, and value-added benefits.

"Small Business" is identified as a "Commercial Customer" and given a number... Is that enough to be a part of the Class Action suit?

If you use Paypal and have not registered for Ventureone... then you are not a Commercial Customer.

The law is very specific..... and is solely based on definitions...

My personal view..... A volumetric measurement to define weight and then shipping cost is not a problem. I see it as one paying for "space" during transport..... A large parcel displaces smaller parcels that travel solely on the basis of weight.

cumos55 · ‎03-04-2014

Is it worth the time and effort? based on the following criteria

from a description of the value of the suit ---

While the payments to be made to each applicant cannot be determined until applications have been reviewed, based on assumptions made with respect to the number of class members who will apply and the shipping charges paid by applicants in the reference period, it is estimated that:

applicants who, based on data from Canada Post, incurred shipping charges in excess of $330,000.00 for the period of 2003 to 2007, will share 80% of the Net Settlement Fund, in proportion to the shipping charges paid by each applicant. Those applicants may be entitled to receive approximately $100.00 for every $100,000.00 paid by them for shipping charges in the period of 2003 to 2007.

applicants, who based on data from Canada Post, incurred shipping charges of no more than $330,000.00 in the period of 2003 to 2007, will share 20% of the Net Settlement Fund which is to be divided equally between such applicants. Those applicants may be entitled to receive a payment in the range of approximately $10.00 to $100.00.

One has to search through and provide data... and then perhaps get atleast $10.00..... The small business award.....

My data for sales before 2008 has been shredded

ypdc_dennis · ‎03-04-2014

@rad456 wrote:

Does anyone know if PayPal Shipping or VentureOne qualify? I emailed the Claims Administrator and the were of no help, just told me to fill out the online forms to see if I would be part of the Class

I don't think paypal shipping even existed for Canada during that time period.

Venture One has been around since at least 2004, so it's in the time period, but I'm not sure if it's treated as a "Small Business Account" or not.

femmefan1946 · ‎03-04-2014

Remember to put a value on the time you spend finding, organizing, copying and sending your records.

In Ontario the minimum wage is currently 17 cents a minute.

So for a $100 payout you would have to spend less than 10 hours on the project (less cost sending your claim and proof).

recped · ‎03-04-2014

The only people making money on Class Action suits are the lawyers!

If memory serves this Class Action was started by Lee Valley, the people who own Lee Valley mostly proceeded with this on principle rather than for actual money.

Ha that's funny, I just Googled for details and I see the law firm heading the suit is the firm I used many years ago. All I can tell you about them is that in the early 80's their hourly rate was $350, can't imagine what it is now.

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mimzy21 · ‎06-25-2014

"Is it worth the time and effort"
"One has to search through and provide data"

IT WAS worth it - $300. You only needed to submit the claim form - you only needed to determine if you spent more or less than $330000. You did not need to search through any records. Anyone spending over that amount was sharing 80% of the pot in relation based on how much they spent, with those numbers provided by Canada Post. Anyone spending less than that was sharing an even portion of the remaining 20% (claimants who applied had their names confirmed in Canada Post's records). They realized the time spent to confirm and calculate individual amounts would be too time consuming, hence the simplified payout plan.

We're getting $292.92
Seems there was a low participation as this means they ended up with only about 2000 eligible applicants to share the approx. $600000 [20% of $3,000,000]. I can't find it now but IIRC I think one of the figures quoted 54000 potential class members.