Class Action Notice - Authorization of a Data Breach Class Action Concerning the Loss of the Personal Information of Customers Who in March 2008 Leased a Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep Vehicle from DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Canada Inc. (Now Known as TD Auto Finance Services Inc.)

OTTAWA, Feb. 22, 2016 /CNW/ - In March 2008, a Data Tape containing the personal information of all DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Canada Inc. ("Chrysler Financial") vehicle lease customers across Canada was lost (approximately 239,277 customers).  The personal information on the lost or stolen Data Tape contained some or all of the following information: the customer's name, address, phone number, social insurance number, date of birth, as well as other information related to the status and history of the customer's credit file with Chrysler Financial.

If, on or before March 12, 2008, you leased a vehicle from Chrysler Financial (including, without limitation: Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep vehicles), your personal information was likely included in the lost Data Tape.  You may also have received a notification letter from Chrysler Financial in March or April 2008, informing you of the loss of your personal information.

1. TAKE NOTICE that on January 19, 2015, the Honourable Mr. Justice Lacoursière of the Superior Court of Québec authorized the bringing of a class action against Defendant TD Auto Finance Services Inc., formally DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Canada Inc. ("Chrysler Financial" or "Defendant"), and ascribed the status of representative to Mr. Maxime Belley ("Petitioner" or "Plaintiff") to act on behalf of the following Group:
   
   All persons (including their estates, executors, or personal representatives), consumers, corporations, firms, businesses, and other organizations, in all of Canada, whose personal information was stored or saved on a data tape, which was lost by Respondent while in transit on or about March 12, 2008.
   
   
2. This class action will be brought in the Province of Quebec, District of Montreal.
   
   
3. For further information about this class action, you may contact class counsel and, if possible, provide your email or other address :
   
   Mtre David Assor
   Lex Group Inc.
   4101 Sherbrooke St. West
   Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1A7
   Phone: [phone] ext. 321
   Fax: [phone]
   Email: [email protected]
   Website: www.lexgroup.ca

SOURCE Bruneau Group

Mtre David Assor, Lex Group Inc., 4101 Sherbrooke St. West, Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1A7, Phone: [phone] ext. 321, Fax: [phone], Email: [email protected], Website: www.lexgroup.ca