UPS

March 28, 2008

The certification hearing scheduled to commence on March 25, 2008 did not proceed. Instead, the parties appeared before Mr. Justice Goepel regarding the Defendant's motion to have the claim for criminal rate of interest dismissed. Judgment was reserved.

At this time , there is no new date set for the Certification Hearing.

March 10, 2008

A certification hearing has been scheduled for three days starting on March 25, 2008 before Mr. Justice Goepel. At the hearing, Poyner Baxter LLP will be seeking orders, in part, that the action be certified as a class action and the class be defined as follows:

All persons who claim to have paid to United Parcel Service Canada Ltd., while resident in British Columbia, unauthorized Fees charged by United Parcel Service Canada Ltd., which include Customs Brokerage Fees, Disbursement Fees (also known as Bond Fees) and C.O.D. Fees plus applicable Goods and Services Taxes.

To view the Notice of Motion regarding the Certification Hearing, please click here.

October 25, 2006

Poyner Baxter has filed a class action lawsuit against UPS.

The lawsuit claims that on the purchase of goods from the US, UPS fails to obtain consumers’ consent to act as customs broker; or to disclose the existence or amount of the brokerage fee which they charge; or to provide consumers with the opportunity to arrange for customs clearance by themselves. It also claims that the amount of the brokerage fee charged is grossly excessive.

To view the Statement of Claim, click here.

To read media coverage, click here for CBC News, CKNW News, and Canoe Network News, and to read the press release, click here.

If you would like to be included in our database of people in British Columbia who have paid UPS brokerage fees, click here.

For further information email classaction@poynerbaxter.com or phone 604 988-6321.

If you have paid UPS brokerage fees in another province and would like more information, email vicky.theodos@siskinds.com or phone Siskind, Cromarty, Ivey & Dowler LLP at (519) 672-2251 ext 2385.

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