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Labatt's Salaried Retiree Benefits
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August, 2007
On June 27, 2007, Koskie Minsky LLP filed a class
action against the Labatt Brewing Company Limited and Companhia de Bebidas das
Americas (also known as Ambev). The three plaintiffs are former
salaried employees of Labatt.
The Plaintiffs are requesting court certification to act on behalf of the
following proposed class members:
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All former salaried, non-unionized, employees of Labatt Brewing Company Limited
("LBCL") its predecessor, John Labatt Limited, and their wholly owned
subsidiaries (collectively "Labatt") residing in Canada and retired as of March
1, 2007, who were in receipt of the Retiree Benefit Plan (as defined below) as
of March 1, 2007, and their eligible dependents; and
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All salaried, non-unionized, employees of LBCL who were receiving either salary
continuance or vacation payments (collectively "salary continuance") as of
March 1, 2007, as a result of the termination of their active employment, or
who had announced their intention to retire as of March 1, 2007, and will have
reached or will reach age 55 and have or will have at least 10 years of
continuous service with Labatt as of their date of retirement, and their
eligible dependents
(collectively defined as the "Class Members").
Summary of Claim
The claim alleges the defendants are liable for breach of contractual
obligations, among other obligations, in relation to the changes to the post
retirement health benefits and insurance program (the "Retiree Benefit Plan")
effective March 1, 2007, which imposed lifetime caps for previously unlimited
benefits, and reduced coverages for other benefits. The Plaintiffs seek a
number of remedies, including:
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a declaration that Class Members are entitled to receive the Retiree Benefit
Plan in effect immediately prior to March 1, 2007, and are entitled to receive
such benefits without limitation, reduction or termination;
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a mandatory order requiring the defendants to reinstate the Retiree Benefit
Plan in effect immediately prior to March 1, 2007;
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an order requiring reimbursement to the Class Members of any costs they have
incurred as a result of the changes to the Retiree Benefit Plan; and
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in the alternative, damages for, among other things, breach of contract in the
amount of the actuarial present value of the cost of providing the Retiree
Benefit Plan.
To view details of all allegations please see the Statement of Claim by
clicking here.
Next Steps
The first step in the litigation process is the motion for certification as a
class proceeding, which has not yet been scheduled.
CONTACT US
If you have questions with respect to this matter, please call our 24-hour
hotline number at 1-888-723-4303. You may also email us at
labattclassaction@kmlaw.ca.
IMPORTANT NOTE
This website has been developed to provide general information to potential
class members.
The site is not designed to answer questions about your individual situation or
entitlement. Do not rely upon the information provided on this website as legal
advice in respect of your individual situation nor use it as a substitute for
individual legal advice.
Providing any information does not make you the client of Koskie
Minsky LLP. The Court will ultimately decide who will be included as
a class member.
This website will be updated from time to time to provide potential class
members with information as it becomes available.
Class Member Information
To view more information about how class actions work, please
click here
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