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GAZETTEDate de parution: 18 janvier 2013Format: 6 col. x 200 lignesCU1005265
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE:1. If you are a member of the following class:
“All beneficiaries of Quebec public health insurance who paid an amount to cover accessory fees to an intravitreal injection of medication to treat macular degeneration in the province of Quebec, as long as such fees did not correspond to the cost of the medication and anaesthetic agents used.”
or
2. If you are a participating doctor, as defined by the Health Insurance Act, RSQ, c A-29, and you administered intravitreal injections of medication to treat macular degeneration between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
Purpose of this noticeThe parties have concluded a settlement for the benefit of the aforementioned class.
The purpose of this notice is to inform you of your rights to participate in the hearing to approve the settlement. This will be the only hearing regarding the approval of the settlement. Should the Court approve the settlement, no other legal notice will be published.
You will be able to consult the judgement approving the settlement on the website of the applicant’s attorneys.
If you are a member of the class or a concerned doctor, you have the right to participate in the hearing for the approval of the settlement in the manner hereinafter described.
Years covered by the settlementThe parties have agreed that the settlement will cover fees paid between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN THE SETTLEMENT
PaymentThe Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec (“RAMQ”) will obtain from the doctors, at no cost, information regarding injections administered and amounts billed. The Superior Court has waived the doctors’ confidentiality obligations for this purpose.
The ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (“MSSS”), through the RAMQ, will pay out a maximum of $115 including all fees, interest and compensation for each injection received during the time period covered by the class action.
The funds will be distributed to all the members of the class action who com-plete a claim form confirming that they have not been compensated for the same amounts by a public or private insurance fund or in the context of a compensatory program established by a manufacturer or distributor and which claim will be approved by the RAMQ. A member of the class action who has not been contacted by the RAMQ to complete a claim, may contact the RAMQ to file one.
The validity of each member’s claim will be analysed by the RAMQ. If the claim is accepted, a cheque will be issued to the member. In case of a claim that is refused, a notice indicating the review process will be sent to them.
Information regarding the procedure to file a claim will be made available on the RAMQ’s website following the Court’s decision approving the settlement.
The cost of the present notice have been paid by the MSSS.
Withdrawal (exclusion)A class action member may exclude him or herself from the present settlement by sending a written notice to that effect (you can find a form to do so on the website of the applicant’s attorneys).
Such notice must be sent to the attention of the registrar of the Superior Court and to the attorneys in the present file, within 30 days of publication of this legal notice.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARINGIf you are a class action member or a concerned doctor and you desire to be heard by the Court regarding this settlement, you have the right to participate in the hearing in the following way:
If you so desire, you can hire, at your own expense, your own lawyer to represent you during the hearing.
To participate in the hearing, you or your lawyer, must:1. Prepare a written appearance, stating your name, address and telephone
number and those of your lawyer, as the case may be, as well as the file’s name and number;
2. Prepare a document which states the reasons for your or your lawyer’s intervention;
3. At least 10 days before the hearing, you must: a. Send these documents by facsimile, by mail or by courier, or deliver
them in person to the applicant’s and respondents’ attorneys, the names of which are included at the end of this notice; and
b. File a copy of these documents in the Court’s file, with proof that you have sent them as mentioned above.
If you file an appearance and a declaration of opposition, you and your lawyer will also be able to appear at the hearing and address the Court.
TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARINGThe hearing to determine whether the settlement will be approved or not will take place:
On February 19, 2013, at 9:00 AM, room 15.07 Superior Court of Quebec Palais de justice de Montréal 1, rue Notre-Dame Est Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6
Fees of the attorneys representing the applicant on behalf of the class and compensation for the class representative
The attorneys’ fees will be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
Compensation for the class representative’s efforts and expenses will also be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
The applicant’s attorneys are:
Grenier Verbauwhede Avocats inc. 5225, rue Berri, Bureau 304 Montréal (Québec) H2J 2S4http://grenierverbauwhede.ca/affaires/fraisdmla.htmlFax: 514 439-0798
Maître Bruno [email protected] 866-5599 poste 23
Maître Cory VERBAUWHEDE [email protected] 866-5599 poste 35
AND
Maître Peter SHAMS 305, rue Bellechasse, Bureau 400A Montréal (Québec) H2S 1W9Email: [email protected].: 514 439-0800 Fax: 514 439-0798
The attorneys of Centre oculaire de Québec Inc. and Maxime Bégin are:
STEIN MONAST S.E.N.C.R.L. AVOCATS Maître Jacques LEMAY70 rue Dalhousie, Bureau 300 Québec (Québec) G1K 4B2Email: [email protected].: 418 640-4450 Fax: 418 523-5391
The attorneys of la Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) are:
VAILLANCOURT BOULANGER BUTEAU Maître André BUTEAU Maître Marie-Josée COMEAURÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC1125 Grande Allée Ouest - 8e étage Québec (Québec) G1S 1E7Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: 418 682-5172 Fax: 418 643-7312
The attorneys of the Attorney General of Quebec are:
BERNARD ROY & ASSOCIÉS Direction générale des affaires juridiques et législatives 1 rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau 8.00 Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6 Fax: 514 873-7074
Maître Rima [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51533
Maître Lizann DEMERS [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51550
The attorneys of the other respondents (Services médicaux Patrick Saurel Inc., Clinique Dr Patrick Saurel s.e.c., Benoît Grenier, RRX Médical Inc., Alain Laplante, Imagerie Oculaire de Québec Inc., Alain Charbonneau, Institut de Glaucôme de Montréal Inc., Jean-Paul Leblanc, Brian Mathieu, Groupe Médical Arbour Inc., Clinique d’ophtalmologie du Saguenay, Michel Giunta, François Blanchette, Pierre Turcotte, 9151-6062 Québec Inc., Jean-Daniel Arbour and Louis-A. Corriveau) are:
MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. 1000 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 2500 Montréal (Québec) H3B 0A2 Fax: 514 875-6246
Maître Emmanuelle [email protected] 397-4158
Maître Robert-Jean CHÉ[email protected] 397-4200
Maître Philippe [email protected] 397-4145
The present notice as well as the settlement are available online in French at the following addresses:
http://www.grenierverbauwhede.ca
and
http://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC.
CANADAPROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL N° 500-06-000569-117
(CLASS ACTION)SUPERIOR COURTANDRÉ LAVOIE ET AL.APPLICANTC.LA RÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC ET AL.RESPONDENTS
LEGAL NOTICE IN VIEW OF APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, at 9:00 AM, on February 19, 2013, room 15.07
IN THE CASE REGARDING ACCESSORY FEES PAID BY PERSONS WITH MACULAR DEGENERATION
GAZETTEDate de parution: 18 janvier 2013Format: 6 col. x 200 lignesCU1005265
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE:1. If you are a member of the following class:
“All beneficiaries of Quebec public health insurance who paid an amount to cover accessory fees to an intravitreal injection of medication to treat macular degeneration in the province of Quebec, as long as such fees did not correspond to the cost of the medication and anaesthetic agents used.”
or
2. If you are a participating doctor, as defined by the Health Insurance Act, RSQ, c A-29, and you administered intravitreal injections of medication to treat macular degeneration between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
Purpose of this noticeThe parties have concluded a settlement for the benefit of the aforementioned class.
The purpose of this notice is to inform you of your rights to participate in the hearing to approve the settlement. This will be the only hearing regarding the approval of the settlement. Should the Court approve the settlement, no other legal notice will be published.
You will be able to consult the judgement approving the settlement on the website of the applicant’s attorneys.
If you are a member of the class or a concerned doctor, you have the right to participate in the hearing for the approval of the settlement in the manner hereinafter described.
Years covered by the settlementThe parties have agreed that the settlement will cover fees paid between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN THE SETTLEMENT
PaymentThe Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec (“RAMQ”) will obtain from the doctors, at no cost, information regarding injections administered and amounts billed. The Superior Court has waived the doctors’ confidentiality obligations for this purpose.
The ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (“MSSS”), through the RAMQ, will pay out a maximum of $115 including all fees, interest and compensation for each injection received during the time period covered by the class action.
The funds will be distributed to all the members of the class action who com-plete a claim form confirming that they have not been compensated for the same amounts by a public or private insurance fund or in the context of a compensatory program established by a manufacturer or distributor and which claim will be approved by the RAMQ. A member of the class action who has not been contacted by the RAMQ to complete a claim, may contact the RAMQ to file one.
The validity of each member’s claim will be analysed by the RAMQ. If the claim is accepted, a cheque will be issued to the member. In case of a claim that is refused, a notice indicating the review process will be sent to them.
Information regarding the procedure to file a claim will be made available on the RAMQ’s website following the Court’s decision approving the settlement.
The cost of the present notice have been paid by the MSSS.
Withdrawal (exclusion)A class action member may exclude him or herself from the present settlement by sending a written notice to that effect (you can find a form to do so on the website of the applicant’s attorneys).
Such notice must be sent to the attention of the registrar of the Superior Court and to the attorneys in the present file, within 30 days of publication of this legal notice.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARINGIf you are a class action member or a concerned doctor and you desire to be heard by the Court regarding this settlement, you have the right to participate in the hearing in the following way:
If you so desire, you can hire, at your own expense, your own lawyer to represent you during the hearing.
To participate in the hearing, you or your lawyer, must:1. Prepare a written appearance, stating your name, address and telephone
number and those of your lawyer, as the case may be, as well as the file’s name and number;
2. Prepare a document which states the reasons for your or your lawyer’s intervention;
3. At least 10 days before the hearing, you must: a. Send these documents by facsimile, by mail or by courier, or deliver
them in person to the applicant’s and respondents’ attorneys, the names of which are included at the end of this notice; and
b. File a copy of these documents in the Court’s file, with proof that you have sent them as mentioned above.
If you file an appearance and a declaration of opposition, you and your lawyer will also be able to appear at the hearing and address the Court.
TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARINGThe hearing to determine whether the settlement will be approved or not will take place:
On February 19, 2013, at 9:00 AM, room 15.07 Superior Court of Quebec Palais de justice de Montréal 1, rue Notre-Dame Est Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6
Fees of the attorneys representing the applicant on behalf of the class and compensation for the class representative
The attorneys’ fees will be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
Compensation for the class representative’s efforts and expenses will also be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
The applicant’s attorneys are:
Grenier Verbauwhede Avocats inc. 5225, rue Berri, Bureau 304 Montréal (Québec) H2J 2S4http://grenierverbauwhede.ca/affaires/fraisdmla.htmlFax: 514 439-0798
Maître Bruno [email protected] 866-5599 poste 23
Maître Cory VERBAUWHEDE [email protected] 866-5599 poste 35
AND
Maître Peter SHAMS 305, rue Bellechasse, Bureau 400A Montréal (Québec) H2S 1W9Email: [email protected].: 514 439-0800 Fax: 514 439-0798
The attorneys of Centre oculaire de Québec Inc. and Maxime Bégin are:
STEIN MONAST S.E.N.C.R.L. AVOCATS Maître Jacques LEMAY70 rue Dalhousie, Bureau 300 Québec (Québec) G1K 4B2Email: [email protected].: 418 640-4450 Fax: 418 523-5391
The attorneys of la Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) are:
VAILLANCOURT BOULANGER BUTEAU Maître André BUTEAU Maître Marie-Josée COMEAURÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC1125 Grande Allée Ouest - 8e étage Québec (Québec) G1S 1E7Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: 418 682-5172 Fax: 418 643-7312
The attorneys of the Attorney General of Quebec are:
BERNARD ROY & ASSOCIÉS Direction générale des affaires juridiques et législatives 1 rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau 8.00 Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6 Fax: 514 873-7074
Maître Rima [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51533
Maître Lizann DEMERS [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51550
The attorneys of the other respondents (Services médicaux Patrick Saurel Inc., Clinique Dr Patrick Saurel s.e.c., Benoît Grenier, RRX Médical Inc., Alain Laplante, Imagerie Oculaire de Québec Inc., Alain Charbonneau, Institut de Glaucôme de Montréal Inc., Jean-Paul Leblanc, Brian Mathieu, Groupe Médical Arbour Inc., Clinique d’ophtalmologie du Saguenay, Michel Giunta, François Blanchette, Pierre Turcotte, 9151-6062 Québec Inc., Jean-Daniel Arbour and Louis-A. Corriveau) are:
MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. 1000 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 2500 Montréal (Québec) H3B 0A2 Fax: 514 875-6246
Maître Emmanuelle [email protected] 397-4158
Maître Robert-Jean CHÉ[email protected] 397-4200
Maître Philippe [email protected] 397-4145
The present notice as well as the settlement are available online in French at the following addresses:
http://www.grenierverbauwhede.ca
and
http://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC.
CANADAPROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL N° 500-06-000569-117
(CLASS ACTION)SUPERIOR COURTANDRÉ LAVOIE ET AL.APPLICANTC.LA RÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC ET AL.RESPONDENTS
LEGAL NOTICE IN VIEW OF APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, at 9:00 AM, on February 19, 2013, room 15.07
IN THE CASE REGARDING ACCESSORY FEES PAID BY PERSONS WITH MACULAR DEGENERATION
GAZETTEDate de parution: 18 janvier 2013Format: 6 col. x 200 lignesCU1005265
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE:1. If you are a member of the following class:
“All beneficiaries of Quebec public health insurance who paid an amount to cover accessory fees to an intravitreal injection of medication to treat macular degeneration in the province of Quebec, as long as such fees did not correspond to the cost of the medication and anaesthetic agents used.”
or
2. If you are a participating doctor, as defined by the Health Insurance Act, RSQ, c A-29, and you administered intravitreal injections of medication to treat macular degeneration between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
Purpose of this noticeThe parties have concluded a settlement for the benefit of the aforementioned class.
The purpose of this notice is to inform you of your rights to participate in the hearing to approve the settlement. This will be the only hearing regarding the approval of the settlement. Should the Court approve the settlement, no other legal notice will be published.
You will be able to consult the judgement approving the settlement on the website of the applicant’s attorneys.
If you are a member of the class or a concerned doctor, you have the right to participate in the hearing for the approval of the settlement in the manner hereinafter described.
Years covered by the settlementThe parties have agreed that the settlement will cover fees paid between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN THE SETTLEMENT
PaymentThe Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec (“RAMQ”) will obtain from the doctors, at no cost, information regarding injections administered and amounts billed. The Superior Court has waived the doctors’ confidentiality obligations for this purpose.
The ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (“MSSS”), through the RAMQ, will pay out a maximum of $115 including all fees, interest and compensation for each injection received during the time period covered by the class action.
The funds will be distributed to all the members of the class action who com-plete a claim form confirming that they have not been compensated for the same amounts by a public or private insurance fund or in the context of a compensatory program established by a manufacturer or distributor and which claim will be approved by the RAMQ. A member of the class action who has not been contacted by the RAMQ to complete a claim, may contact the RAMQ to file one.
The validity of each member’s claim will be analysed by the RAMQ. If the claim is accepted, a cheque will be issued to the member. In case of a claim that is refused, a notice indicating the review process will be sent to them.
Information regarding the procedure to file a claim will be made available on the RAMQ’s website following the Court’s decision approving the settlement.
The cost of the present notice have been paid by the MSSS.
Withdrawal (exclusion)A class action member may exclude him or herself from the present settlement by sending a written notice to that effect (you can find a form to do so on the website of the applicant’s attorneys).
Such notice must be sent to the attention of the registrar of the Superior Court and to the attorneys in the present file, within 30 days of publication of this legal notice.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARINGIf you are a class action member or a concerned doctor and you desire to be heard by the Court regarding this settlement, you have the right to participate in the hearing in the following way:
If you so desire, you can hire, at your own expense, your own lawyer to represent you during the hearing.
To participate in the hearing, you or your lawyer, must:1. Prepare a written appearance, stating your name, address and telephone
number and those of your lawyer, as the case may be, as well as the file’s name and number;
2. Prepare a document which states the reasons for your or your lawyer’s intervention;
3. At least 10 days before the hearing, you must: a. Send these documents by facsimile, by mail or by courier, or deliver
them in person to the applicant’s and respondents’ attorneys, the names of which are included at the end of this notice; and
b. File a copy of these documents in the Court’s file, with proof that you have sent them as mentioned above.
If you file an appearance and a declaration of opposition, you and your lawyer will also be able to appear at the hearing and address the Court.
TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARINGThe hearing to determine whether the settlement will be approved or not will take place:
On February 19, 2013, at 9:00 AM, room 15.07 Superior Court of Quebec Palais de justice de Montréal 1, rue Notre-Dame Est Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6
Fees of the attorneys representing the applicant on behalf of the class and compensation for the class representative
The attorneys’ fees will be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
Compensation for the class representative’s efforts and expenses will also be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
The applicant’s attorneys are:
Grenier Verbauwhede Avocats inc. 5225, rue Berri, Bureau 304 Montréal (Québec) H2J 2S4http://grenierverbauwhede.ca/affaires/fraisdmla.htmlFax: 514 439-0798
Maître Bruno [email protected] 866-5599 poste 23
Maître Cory VERBAUWHEDE [email protected] 866-5599 poste 35
AND
Maître Peter SHAMS 305, rue Bellechasse, Bureau 400A Montréal (Québec) H2S 1W9Email: [email protected].: 514 439-0800 Fax: 514 439-0798
The attorneys of Centre oculaire de Québec Inc. and Maxime Bégin are:
STEIN MONAST S.E.N.C.R.L. AVOCATS Maître Jacques LEMAY70 rue Dalhousie, Bureau 300 Québec (Québec) G1K 4B2Email: [email protected].: 418 640-4450 Fax: 418 523-5391
The attorneys of la Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) are:
VAILLANCOURT BOULANGER BUTEAU Maître André BUTEAU Maître Marie-Josée COMEAURÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC1125 Grande Allée Ouest - 8e étage Québec (Québec) G1S 1E7Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: 418 682-5172 Fax: 418 643-7312
The attorneys of the Attorney General of Quebec are:
BERNARD ROY & ASSOCIÉS Direction générale des affaires juridiques et législatives 1 rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau 8.00 Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6 Fax: 514 873-7074
Maître Rima [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51533
Maître Lizann DEMERS [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51550
The attorneys of the other respondents (Services médicaux Patrick Saurel Inc., Clinique Dr Patrick Saurel s.e.c., Benoît Grenier, RRX Médical Inc., Alain Laplante, Imagerie Oculaire de Québec Inc., Alain Charbonneau, Institut de Glaucôme de Montréal Inc., Jean-Paul Leblanc, Brian Mathieu, Groupe Médical Arbour Inc., Clinique d’ophtalmologie du Saguenay, Michel Giunta, François Blanchette, Pierre Turcotte, 9151-6062 Québec Inc., Jean-Daniel Arbour and Louis-A. Corriveau) are:
MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. 1000 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 2500 Montréal (Québec) H3B 0A2 Fax: 514 875-6246
Maître Emmanuelle [email protected] 397-4158
Maître Robert-Jean CHÉ[email protected] 397-4200
Maître Philippe [email protected] 397-4145
The present notice as well as the settlement are available online in French at the following addresses:
http://www.grenierverbauwhede.ca
and
http://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC.
CANADAPROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL N° 500-06-000569-117
(CLASS ACTION)SUPERIOR COURTANDRÉ LAVOIE ET AL.APPLICANTC.LA RÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC ET AL.RESPONDENTS
LEGAL NOTICE IN VIEW OF APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, at 9:00 AM, on February 19, 2013, room 15.07
IN THE CASE REGARDING ACCESSORY FEES PAID BY PERSONS WITH MACULAR DEGENERATION
GAZETTEDate de parution: 18 janvier 2013Format: 6 col. x 200 lignesCU1005265
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE:1. If you are a member of the following class:
“All beneficiaries of Quebec public health insurance who paid an amount to cover accessory fees to an intravitreal injection of medication to treat macular degeneration in the province of Quebec, as long as such fees did not correspond to the cost of the medication and anaesthetic agents used.”
or
2. If you are a participating doctor, as defined by the Health Insurance Act, RSQ, c A-29, and you administered intravitreal injections of medication to treat macular degeneration between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
Purpose of this noticeThe parties have concluded a settlement for the benefit of the aforementioned class.
The purpose of this notice is to inform you of your rights to participate in the hearing to approve the settlement. This will be the only hearing regarding the approval of the settlement. Should the Court approve the settlement, no other legal notice will be published.
You will be able to consult the judgement approving the settlement on the website of the applicant’s attorneys.
If you are a member of the class or a concerned doctor, you have the right to participate in the hearing for the approval of the settlement in the manner hereinafter described.
Years covered by the settlementThe parties have agreed that the settlement will cover fees paid between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN THE SETTLEMENT
PaymentThe Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec (“RAMQ”) will obtain from the doctors, at no cost, information regarding injections administered and amounts billed. The Superior Court has waived the doctors’ confidentiality obligations for this purpose.
The ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (“MSSS”), through the RAMQ, will pay out a maximum of $115 including all fees, interest and compensation for each injection received during the time period covered by the class action.
The funds will be distributed to all the members of the class action who com-plete a claim form confirming that they have not been compensated for the same amounts by a public or private insurance fund or in the context of a compensatory program established by a manufacturer or distributor and which claim will be approved by the RAMQ. A member of the class action who has not been contacted by the RAMQ to complete a claim, may contact the RAMQ to file one.
The validity of each member’s claim will be analysed by the RAMQ. If the claim is accepted, a cheque will be issued to the member. In case of a claim that is refused, a notice indicating the review process will be sent to them.
Information regarding the procedure to file a claim will be made available on the RAMQ’s website following the Court’s decision approving the settlement.
The cost of the present notice have been paid by the MSSS.
Withdrawal (exclusion)A class action member may exclude him or herself from the present settlement by sending a written notice to that effect (you can find a form to do so on the website of the applicant’s attorneys).
Such notice must be sent to the attention of the registrar of the Superior Court and to the attorneys in the present file, within 30 days of publication of this legal notice.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARINGIf you are a class action member or a concerned doctor and you desire to be heard by the Court regarding this settlement, you have the right to participate in the hearing in the following way:
If you so desire, you can hire, at your own expense, your own lawyer to represent you during the hearing.
To participate in the hearing, you or your lawyer, must:1. Prepare a written appearance, stating your name, address and telephone
number and those of your lawyer, as the case may be, as well as the file’s name and number;
2. Prepare a document which states the reasons for your or your lawyer’s intervention;
3. At least 10 days before the hearing, you must: a. Send these documents by facsimile, by mail or by courier, or deliver
them in person to the applicant’s and respondents’ attorneys, the names of which are included at the end of this notice; and
b. File a copy of these documents in the Court’s file, with proof that you have sent them as mentioned above.
If you file an appearance and a declaration of opposition, you and your lawyer will also be able to appear at the hearing and address the Court.
TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARINGThe hearing to determine whether the settlement will be approved or not will take place:
On February 19, 2013, at 9:00 AM, room 15.07 Superior Court of Quebec Palais de justice de Montréal 1, rue Notre-Dame Est Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6
Fees of the attorneys representing the applicant on behalf of the class and compensation for the class representative
The attorneys’ fees will be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
Compensation for the class representative’s efforts and expenses will also be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
The applicant’s attorneys are:
Grenier Verbauwhede Avocats inc. 5225, rue Berri, Bureau 304 Montréal (Québec) H2J 2S4http://grenierverbauwhede.ca/affaires/fraisdmla.htmlFax: 514 439-0798
Maître Bruno [email protected] 866-5599 poste 23
Maître Cory VERBAUWHEDE [email protected] 866-5599 poste 35
AND
Maître Peter SHAMS 305, rue Bellechasse, Bureau 400A Montréal (Québec) H2S 1W9Email: [email protected].: 514 439-0800 Fax: 514 439-0798
The attorneys of Centre oculaire de Québec Inc. and Maxime Bégin are:
STEIN MONAST S.E.N.C.R.L. AVOCATS Maître Jacques LEMAY70 rue Dalhousie, Bureau 300 Québec (Québec) G1K 4B2Email: [email protected].: 418 640-4450 Fax: 418 523-5391
The attorneys of la Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) are:
VAILLANCOURT BOULANGER BUTEAU Maître André BUTEAU Maître Marie-Josée COMEAURÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC1125 Grande Allée Ouest - 8e étage Québec (Québec) G1S 1E7Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: 418 682-5172 Fax: 418 643-7312
The attorneys of the Attorney General of Quebec are:
BERNARD ROY & ASSOCIÉS Direction générale des affaires juridiques et législatives 1 rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau 8.00 Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6 Fax: 514 873-7074
Maître Rima [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51533
Maître Lizann DEMERS [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51550
The attorneys of the other respondents (Services médicaux Patrick Saurel Inc., Clinique Dr Patrick Saurel s.e.c., Benoît Grenier, RRX Médical Inc., Alain Laplante, Imagerie Oculaire de Québec Inc., Alain Charbonneau, Institut de Glaucôme de Montréal Inc., Jean-Paul Leblanc, Brian Mathieu, Groupe Médical Arbour Inc., Clinique d’ophtalmologie du Saguenay, Michel Giunta, François Blanchette, Pierre Turcotte, 9151-6062 Québec Inc., Jean-Daniel Arbour and Louis-A. Corriveau) are:
MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. 1000 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 2500 Montréal (Québec) H3B 0A2 Fax: 514 875-6246
Maître Emmanuelle [email protected] 397-4158
Maître Robert-Jean CHÉ[email protected] 397-4200
Maître Philippe [email protected] 397-4145
The present notice as well as the settlement are available online in French at the following addresses:
http://www.grenierverbauwhede.ca
and
http://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC.
CANADAPROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL N° 500-06-000569-117
(CLASS ACTION)SUPERIOR COURTANDRÉ LAVOIE ET AL.APPLICANTC.LA RÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC ET AL.RESPONDENTS
LEGAL NOTICE IN VIEW OF APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, at 9:00 AM, on February 19, 2013, room 15.07
IN THE CASE REGARDING ACCESSORY FEES PAID BY PERSONS WITH MACULAR DEGENERATION
GAZETTEDate de parution: 18 janvier 2013Format: 6 col. x 200 lignesCU1005265
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE:1. If you are a member of the following class:
“All beneficiaries of Quebec public health insurance who paid an amount to cover accessory fees to an intravitreal injection of medication to treat macular degeneration in the province of Quebec, as long as such fees did not correspond to the cost of the medication and anaesthetic agents used.”
or
2. If you are a participating doctor, as defined by the Health Insurance Act, RSQ, c A-29, and you administered intravitreal injections of medication to treat macular degeneration between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
Purpose of this noticeThe parties have concluded a settlement for the benefit of the aforementioned class.
The purpose of this notice is to inform you of your rights to participate in the hearing to approve the settlement. This will be the only hearing regarding the approval of the settlement. Should the Court approve the settlement, no other legal notice will be published.
You will be able to consult the judgement approving the settlement on the website of the applicant’s attorneys.
If you are a member of the class or a concerned doctor, you have the right to participate in the hearing for the approval of the settlement in the manner hereinafter described.
Years covered by the settlementThe parties have agreed that the settlement will cover fees paid between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN THE SETTLEMENT
PaymentThe Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec (“RAMQ”) will obtain from the doctors, at no cost, information regarding injections administered and amounts billed. The Superior Court has waived the doctors’ confidentiality obligations for this purpose.
The ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (“MSSS”), through the RAMQ, will pay out a maximum of $115 including all fees, interest and compensation for each injection received during the time period covered by the class action.
The funds will be distributed to all the members of the class action who com-plete a claim form confirming that they have not been compensated for the same amounts by a public or private insurance fund or in the context of a compensatory program established by a manufacturer or distributor and which claim will be approved by the RAMQ. A member of the class action who has not been contacted by the RAMQ to complete a claim, may contact the RAMQ to file one.
The validity of each member’s claim will be analysed by the RAMQ. If the claim is accepted, a cheque will be issued to the member. In case of a claim that is refused, a notice indicating the review process will be sent to them.
Information regarding the procedure to file a claim will be made available on the RAMQ’s website following the Court’s decision approving the settlement.
The cost of the present notice have been paid by the MSSS.
Withdrawal (exclusion)A class action member may exclude him or herself from the present settlement by sending a written notice to that effect (you can find a form to do so on the website of the applicant’s attorneys).
Such notice must be sent to the attention of the registrar of the Superior Court and to the attorneys in the present file, within 30 days of publication of this legal notice.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARINGIf you are a class action member or a concerned doctor and you desire to be heard by the Court regarding this settlement, you have the right to participate in the hearing in the following way:
If you so desire, you can hire, at your own expense, your own lawyer to represent you during the hearing.
To participate in the hearing, you or your lawyer, must:1. Prepare a written appearance, stating your name, address and telephone
number and those of your lawyer, as the case may be, as well as the file’s name and number;
2. Prepare a document which states the reasons for your or your lawyer’s intervention;
3. At least 10 days before the hearing, you must: a. Send these documents by facsimile, by mail or by courier, or deliver
them in person to the applicant’s and respondents’ attorneys, the names of which are included at the end of this notice; and
b. File a copy of these documents in the Court’s file, with proof that you have sent them as mentioned above.
If you file an appearance and a declaration of opposition, you and your lawyer will also be able to appear at the hearing and address the Court.
TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARINGThe hearing to determine whether the settlement will be approved or not will take place:
On February 19, 2013, at 9:00 AM, room 15.07 Superior Court of Quebec Palais de justice de Montréal 1, rue Notre-Dame Est Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6
Fees of the attorneys representing the applicant on behalf of the class and compensation for the class representative
The attorneys’ fees will be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
Compensation for the class representative’s efforts and expenses will also be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
The applicant’s attorneys are:
Grenier Verbauwhede Avocats inc. 5225, rue Berri, Bureau 304 Montréal (Québec) H2J 2S4http://grenierverbauwhede.ca/affaires/fraisdmla.htmlFax: 514 439-0798
Maître Bruno [email protected] 866-5599 poste 23
Maître Cory VERBAUWHEDE [email protected] 866-5599 poste 35
AND
Maître Peter SHAMS 305, rue Bellechasse, Bureau 400A Montréal (Québec) H2S 1W9Email: [email protected].: 514 439-0800 Fax: 514 439-0798
The attorneys of Centre oculaire de Québec Inc. and Maxime Bégin are:
STEIN MONAST S.E.N.C.R.L. AVOCATS Maître Jacques LEMAY70 rue Dalhousie, Bureau 300 Québec (Québec) G1K 4B2Email: [email protected].: 418 640-4450 Fax: 418 523-5391
The attorneys of la Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) are:
VAILLANCOURT BOULANGER BUTEAU Maître André BUTEAU Maître Marie-Josée COMEAURÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC1125 Grande Allée Ouest - 8e étage Québec (Québec) G1S 1E7Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: 418 682-5172 Fax: 418 643-7312
The attorneys of the Attorney General of Quebec are:
BERNARD ROY & ASSOCIÉS Direction générale des affaires juridiques et législatives 1 rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau 8.00 Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6 Fax: 514 873-7074
Maître Rima [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51533
Maître Lizann DEMERS [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51550
The attorneys of the other respondents (Services médicaux Patrick Saurel Inc., Clinique Dr Patrick Saurel s.e.c., Benoît Grenier, RRX Médical Inc., Alain Laplante, Imagerie Oculaire de Québec Inc., Alain Charbonneau, Institut de Glaucôme de Montréal Inc., Jean-Paul Leblanc, Brian Mathieu, Groupe Médical Arbour Inc., Clinique d’ophtalmologie du Saguenay, Michel Giunta, François Blanchette, Pierre Turcotte, 9151-6062 Québec Inc., Jean-Daniel Arbour and Louis-A. Corriveau) are:
MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. 1000 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 2500 Montréal (Québec) H3B 0A2 Fax: 514 875-6246
Maître Emmanuelle [email protected] 397-4158
Maître Robert-Jean CHÉ[email protected] 397-4200
Maître Philippe [email protected] 397-4145
The present notice as well as the settlement are available online in French at the following addresses:
http://www.grenierverbauwhede.ca
and
http://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC.
CANADAPROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL N° 500-06-000569-117
(CLASS ACTION)SUPERIOR COURTANDRÉ LAVOIE ET AL.APPLICANTC.LA RÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC ET AL.RESPONDENTS
LEGAL NOTICE IN VIEW OF APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, at 9:00 AM, on February 19, 2013, room 15.07
IN THE CASE REGARDING ACCESSORY FEES PAID BY PERSONS WITH MACULAR DEGENERATION
GAZETTEDate de parution: 18 janvier 2013Format: 6 col. x 200 lignesCU1005265
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE:1. If you are a member of the following class:
“All beneficiaries of Quebec public health insurance who paid an amount to cover accessory fees to an intravitreal injection of medication to treat macular degeneration in the province of Quebec, as long as such fees did not correspond to the cost of the medication and anaesthetic agents used.”
or
2. If you are a participating doctor, as defined by the Health Insurance Act, RSQ, c A-29, and you administered intravitreal injections of medication to treat macular degeneration between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
Purpose of this noticeThe parties have concluded a settlement for the benefit of the aforementioned class.
The purpose of this notice is to inform you of your rights to participate in the hearing to approve the settlement. This will be the only hearing regarding the approval of the settlement. Should the Court approve the settlement, no other legal notice will be published.
You will be able to consult the judgement approving the settlement on the website of the applicant’s attorneys.
If you are a member of the class or a concerned doctor, you have the right to participate in the hearing for the approval of the settlement in the manner hereinafter described.
Years covered by the settlementThe parties have agreed that the settlement will cover fees paid between May 18, 2008 and May 23, 2011.
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PROVIDED IN THE SETTLEMENT
PaymentThe Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec (“RAMQ”) will obtain from the doctors, at no cost, information regarding injections administered and amounts billed. The Superior Court has waived the doctors’ confidentiality obligations for this purpose.
The ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (“MSSS”), through the RAMQ, will pay out a maximum of $115 including all fees, interest and compensation for each injection received during the time period covered by the class action.
The funds will be distributed to all the members of the class action who com-plete a claim form confirming that they have not been compensated for the same amounts by a public or private insurance fund or in the context of a compensatory program established by a manufacturer or distributor and which claim will be approved by the RAMQ. A member of the class action who has not been contacted by the RAMQ to complete a claim, may contact the RAMQ to file one.
The validity of each member’s claim will be analysed by the RAMQ. If the claim is accepted, a cheque will be issued to the member. In case of a claim that is refused, a notice indicating the review process will be sent to them.
Information regarding the procedure to file a claim will be made available on the RAMQ’s website following the Court’s decision approving the settlement.
The cost of the present notice have been paid by the MSSS.
Withdrawal (exclusion)A class action member may exclude him or herself from the present settlement by sending a written notice to that effect (you can find a form to do so on the website of the applicant’s attorneys).
Such notice must be sent to the attention of the registrar of the Superior Court and to the attorneys in the present file, within 30 days of publication of this legal notice.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARINGIf you are a class action member or a concerned doctor and you desire to be heard by the Court regarding this settlement, you have the right to participate in the hearing in the following way:
If you so desire, you can hire, at your own expense, your own lawyer to represent you during the hearing.
To participate in the hearing, you or your lawyer, must:1. Prepare a written appearance, stating your name, address and telephone
number and those of your lawyer, as the case may be, as well as the file’s name and number;
2. Prepare a document which states the reasons for your or your lawyer’s intervention;
3. At least 10 days before the hearing, you must: a. Send these documents by facsimile, by mail or by courier, or deliver
them in person to the applicant’s and respondents’ attorneys, the names of which are included at the end of this notice; and
b. File a copy of these documents in the Court’s file, with proof that you have sent them as mentioned above.
If you file an appearance and a declaration of opposition, you and your lawyer will also be able to appear at the hearing and address the Court.
TIME AND PLACE OF THE HEARINGThe hearing to determine whether the settlement will be approved or not will take place:
On February 19, 2013, at 9:00 AM, room 15.07 Superior Court of Quebec Palais de justice de Montréal 1, rue Notre-Dame Est Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6
Fees of the attorneys representing the applicant on behalf of the class and compensation for the class representative
The attorneys’ fees will be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
Compensation for the class representative’s efforts and expenses will also be submitted to the Court for approval according to the terms of the settlement.
The applicant’s attorneys are:
Grenier Verbauwhede Avocats inc. 5225, rue Berri, Bureau 304 Montréal (Québec) H2J 2S4http://grenierverbauwhede.ca/affaires/fraisdmla.htmlFax: 514 439-0798
Maître Bruno [email protected] 866-5599 poste 23
Maître Cory VERBAUWHEDE [email protected] 866-5599 poste 35
AND
Maître Peter SHAMS 305, rue Bellechasse, Bureau 400A Montréal (Québec) H2S 1W9Email: [email protected].: 514 439-0800 Fax: 514 439-0798
The attorneys of Centre oculaire de Québec Inc. and Maxime Bégin are:
STEIN MONAST S.E.N.C.R.L. AVOCATS Maître Jacques LEMAY70 rue Dalhousie, Bureau 300 Québec (Québec) G1K 4B2Email: [email protected].: 418 640-4450 Fax: 418 523-5391
The attorneys of la Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) are:
VAILLANCOURT BOULANGER BUTEAU Maître André BUTEAU Maître Marie-Josée COMEAURÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC1125 Grande Allée Ouest - 8e étage Québec (Québec) G1S 1E7Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel.: 418 682-5172 Fax: 418 643-7312
The attorneys of the Attorney General of Quebec are:
BERNARD ROY & ASSOCIÉS Direction générale des affaires juridiques et législatives 1 rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau 8.00 Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1B6 Fax: 514 873-7074
Maître Rima [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51533
Maître Lizann DEMERS [email protected] 393-2336 poste 51550
The attorneys of the other respondents (Services médicaux Patrick Saurel Inc., Clinique Dr Patrick Saurel s.e.c., Benoît Grenier, RRX Médical Inc., Alain Laplante, Imagerie Oculaire de Québec Inc., Alain Charbonneau, Institut de Glaucôme de Montréal Inc., Jean-Paul Leblanc, Brian Mathieu, Groupe Médical Arbour Inc., Clinique d’ophtalmologie du Saguenay, Michel Giunta, François Blanchette, Pierre Turcotte, 9151-6062 Québec Inc., Jean-Daniel Arbour and Louis-A. Corriveau) are:
MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. 1000 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 2500 Montréal (Québec) H3B 0A2 Fax: 514 875-6246
Maître Emmanuelle [email protected] 397-4158
Maître Robert-Jean CHÉ[email protected] 397-4200
Maître Philippe [email protected] 397-4145
The present notice as well as the settlement are available online in French at the following addresses:
http://www.grenierverbauwhede.ca
and
http://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPERIOR COURT OF QUEBEC.
CANADAPROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL N° 500-06-000569-117
(CLASS ACTION)SUPERIOR COURTANDRÉ LAVOIE ET AL.APPLICANTC.LA RÉGIE DE L’ASSURANCE MALADIE DU QUÉBEC ET AL.RESPONDENTS
LEGAL NOTICE IN VIEW OF APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, at 9:00 AM, on February 19, 2013, room 15.07
IN THE CASE REGARDING ACCESSORY FEES PAID BY PERSONS WITH MACULAR DEGENERATION
