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500-06-000755-153 SUPERIOR COURT (Class Action) 1 CANADA SUPERIOR COURT (Class Action) PROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL NO : 500-06-000755-153 EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner vs. TOYOTA CANADA INC. ET AL. Respondents The undersigned attorneys hereby appear on behalf of Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. in the present instance under reserve of all legal objections. Montreal, November 24, 2015 C\.~tl No: 500-06-000755-153 ~o\ SUPERIOR COURT (CLASS ACTION) DISTRICT OF MONTREAL EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner vs. TOYOTA CANADA INC. ET AL Respondents 1 APPEARANCE ORIGINAL CLYDE&Co Mtre. Gabriel Archambault Clyde & Cie Canada S.E.N.C.R.L./ Clyde & Co Canada LLP 630 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, Suite 1700 Montreal, Quebec H3B 1S6 ,", ,Jel: (514) 843-3777 /' Fax: (514) 843-611 O \clydeco.ca BN-0373 I O/F : 1533918 I CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL _S_U_P~E_R_l_O_R~C_O~U_R_T~(~C_la_ss_A_c_t1_·o~n)'--~~lf' \._.; NO.: 500-06-000755-153 EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner vs. TOYOTA CANADA INC. -and- CAL TY DESIGN RESEARCH, INC. -and- NISSAN CANADA INC. -and- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. -and- NISSAN DESIGN AMERICA INC. -and- HONDA CANADA INC. -and- HONDA R&D AMERICAS, INC. -and- FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED -and- FOR MOTOR COMPANY -and- FCA CANADA INC. -and- FCA US LLC -and- GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA -and- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION -and- BMW CANADA INC. I BMW GROUP CANADA -and- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC -and- DESIGNWORKDS USA, INC. -and· VOLKSWAGEN GROUP CANADA INC. -and- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. -and- BENTLEY MOTORS CANADA, LTD -and- BENTLEY MOTORS, INC. -and· MERCEDES-BENZ CANADA INC. -and· - 2 - MERCEDES-BENZ RESEARCH ft DEVELOPMENT NORTH AMERICA, INC. -and- HYUNDAI AUTO CANADA CORP. -and- HYUNDAI CANADA INC. -and- HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, INC. -and- KIA CANADA INC. -and- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. Respondents APPEARANCE We hereby appear for the Respondent HONDA CANADA INC. in the present matter, under reserve of all rights, including the right to raise the absence of jurisdiction of this honourable Court. Montreal, November 25, 2015 LAVERY;[)( BILLy LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP Attorneys for Respondent Honda Canada inc. LDB:6876Z44v1 ~3>.!lNO\.I a:Yr-1-snr s112T£d a-n-~102 ::.i!Q91'lt) np ~~af\i'l09 OO'lil. 3.:l.f3>.!9 lI S1I001 llilil-9l.OO-li6!::02£0 CJCY ~3/,+:f I NO.: 500-06-000755-153 SUPERIOR COURT DISTRICT OF MONTREAL EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner vs. TOYOTA CANADA INC. -and- HONDA CANADA INC. -and- HONDA R&D AMERICAS, INC. -and- AL. Respondents drcoG APPEARANCE t;<t ORIGINAL Q Me Luc Thibaudeau O/f: 123509-00006 514-877-3044 LAVERY, DE BILLY, L.L.P. LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP SUITE 4000, 1, PLACE VILLE MARIE, MONTREAL, QUEBEC H3B 4M4 TELEPHONE: 514 871-1522 FAX NUMBER: 514 871-89n lavery.ca CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL _SU PER I 0 R _____.._____,___:)C 0 UR T (Class Action) (_ NO.: 500-06-000755-153 EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner vs. TOYOTA CANADA INC. -and- CAL TY DESIGN RESEARCH, INC. -and- NISSAN CANADA INC. -and- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. -and- NISSAN DESIGN AMERICA INC. -and- HONDA CANADA INC. -and- HONDA R&D AMERICAS, INC. -and- FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED -and- FOR MOTOR COMPANY -and- FCA CANADA INC. -and- FCA US LLC -and- GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA -and- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION -and- BMW CANADA INC. I BMW GROUP CANADA -and- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC -and- DESIGNWORKDS USA, INC. -and- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP CANADA INC. -and- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. -and- BENTLEY MOTORS CANADA, LTD -and- BENTLEY MOTORS, INC. -and- MERCEDES-BENZ CANADA INC. -and- . 2 . MERCEDES-BENZ RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT NORTH AMERICA, INC. -and- HYUNDAI AUTO CANADA CORP. -and- HYUNDAI CANADA INC. -and- HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, INC. -and- KIA CANADA INC. -and- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. Respondents APPEARANCE We hereby appear for the Respondent HONDA R&D AMERICAS, INC. in the present matter, under reserve of all rights, including the right to raise the absence of jurisdiction of this honourable Court. Montreal, November 25, 2015 LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP Attorneys for Respondent Honda R&D Americas, inc. LDB:6877728v1 lZ-H-SlOZ 1\!Et-IDW a::insnr s1e1E:d OO'lll ::ia<!9fl6 np :i.~..1Qflfl0£l Olrl7t-9l00-116SOZLO 3.:H3>J9 JI SlIOOO !NO.: 500-06-000755-153 !Jf]3C/1lf I SUPERIOR COURT DISTRICT OF MONTREAL EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner I IVS. TOYOTA CANADA INC. I-and- HONDA CANADA INC. -and- HONDA R&D AMERICAS, INC. -and- AL. Respondents APPEARANCE 1175 ORIGINAL Me Luc Thibaudeau 514-877-3044 LAVERY, DE BILLY, L.L.P. LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP SUITE 4000, 1, PLACE VILLE MARIE, MONTREAL, QUEBEC H3B 4M4 TELEPHONE: 514 871-1522 FAX NUMBER: 514 871-8977 lavery.ca ,. f CANADA SUPERIOR COURT (Class Action) PROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL NO: 500-06-000755-153 EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner vs. TOYOTA CANADA INC. ET AL. Respondents The undersigned attorneys hereby appear on behalf of Hyundai Motor America Inc. in the present instance under reserve of all legal objections. Montreal, November 27, 2015 No: 500-06-000755-153 SUPERIOR COURT (CLASS ACTION) DISTRICT OF MONTREAL EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner vs. TOYOTA CANADA INC. ET AL. Respondents APPEARANCE ORIGINAL CLYDE&Co Mtre. Gabriel Archambault Clyde & Cie Canada S.E.N.C.R.L./ Clyde & Co Canada LLP 630 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West, Suite 1700 Montreal, Quebec H3B 1S6 Tel: (514) 843-3777 Fax: (514) 843-6110 ---"www:clydeco.ca l=/~~~-0373 // O/F : 1533918 CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC Class Action DISTRICT OF MONTREAL SUPERIOR COURT No.: 500-06-000755-153 EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner -vs.- TOYOTA CANADA INC. -and- CALTY DESIGN RESEARCH, INC. -and- NISSAN CANADA INC. -and- NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. -and- NISSAN DESIGN AMERICA INC. -and- HONDA CANADA INC. -and- HONDA R&D AMERICAS, INC. -and- FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED -and- FORD MOTOR COMPANY -and- FCA CANADA INC. -and- FCA US LLC -and- GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA - 2 - LIMITED -and- GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION -and- BMW CANADA INC. I MBW GROUP CANADA -and- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC -and- DESIGNWORKS USA, INC. -and- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP CANADA INC. -and- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA -and- BENTLEY MOTORS CANADA, LTD. -and- BENTLEY MOTORS, INC. -and- MERCEDES-BENZ CANADA INC. -and- MERCEDES-BENZ RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT NORTH AMERICA -and- HYUNDAI AUTO CANADA CORP. -and- HYUNDAI CANADA INC. -and- HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, INC. -and- - 3 - KIA CANADA INC. -and- KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. Respondents APPEARANCE We, the undersigned attorneys, appear on behalf of Respondents FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED and FORD MOTOR COMPANY under reserve of all legal rights and objections including, without limitation, the improper/invalid service of the present proceedings and the lack of the Court's jurisdiction herein. MONTREAL, November 27, 2015 N°: 500-06-000755-153 SUPERIOR COURT DISTRICT OF MONTREAL EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner ~- v. TOYOTA CANADA INC. ET Al. Respondents - 0 .- APPEARANCE ORIGINAL !fl .- Mtre Robert J. Torralbo . BLAKE, CASSELS & GRAYDON LL v(~ Barristers & Solicitors 1 Place Ville Marie Suite 3000 Montreal, Quebec H3B 4N8 Telephone: 514-982-4014 Fax: 514-982-4099 Email: [email protected] ~ Our File: 99997-99993 l p CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC SUPERIOR COURT DISTRICT OF MONTREAL (Class Action) NO.: 500-06-000755-153 EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner v TOYOTA CANADA INC. and CALTY DESIGN RESEARCH, INC. and NISSAN CANADA INC. and NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. and NISSAN DESIGN AMERICA INC. and HONDA CANADA INC. and HONDA R&D AMERICAS, INC. and FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED and FORD MOTOR COMPANY and FCA CANADA INC. and FCA US LLC and GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LIMITED 19026398_1 I NA TDOCS - 2 - and GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION and BMW CANADA INC. I BMW GROUP CANADA and BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC and DESIGNWORKS USA, INC. and VOLKSWAGEN GROUP CANADA INC. and VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC. and BENTLEY MOTORS CANADA, LTD. and BENTLEY MOTORS, INC. and MERCEDES-BENZ CANADA INC. and MERCEDES-BENZ RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT NORTH AMERICA, INC. and HYUNDAI AUTO CANADA CORP. and HYUNDAI CANADA INC. and HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA, INC. and 19026398_1 INATDOCS -3- KIA CANADA INC. and KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. Respondents APPEARANCE We appear on behalf of Respondents Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. and Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. in the present case, under reserve of all rights and objections. Montreal, November 30, 2015 DENTONS CANADA LLP Attorneys for Respondents Mercedes-Benz Canada Inc. and Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Inc. iO-ZHaoz 1\13filNOW a:in.snr s1F.:'ft:d 1900&8118_ 1jNA TDOCS J~ flp :fua\lli'i!,Utwl09 lI~t-OlOO-~OlOZ£0 3±13>.19 311 Sll001 No. 500-06-000155-153 SUPERIOR COURT (Class Action) DISTRICT OF MONTREAl- EMMANUEL KNAFO Petitioner v MERCEDES-BENZ CANADA INC. ET AL. Respondents Me Laurent Nahmiash (556086-002) APPEARANCE FOR MERCEDES-BENZ CANADA INC. AND MERCEDES-BENZ RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT NORTH AMERICA INC. ORIGINAL • Dentons Canada LLP 1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3900 Montreal QC H3B 4M7 Tel. : 514 878 8800 Fax: 514 866 2241 880822 19026744_1 INATDOCS CANADA SUPERIOR COURT (Class Action) \ PROVINCE OF QUEBEC DISTRICT OF MONTREAL No: 500-06-000755-153 EMMANUEL KNAFO, Petitioner v. TOYOTA CANADA INC. ET AL Respondents APPEARANCE We hereby appear for Respondent GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA COMPANY (formerly known as GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LIMITED) under reserve of all legal objections. Montreal, December 2, 2015 orden La ner rvai LP ~ Attorneys for GENERAL MOTORS OF ~ I ~ CANADA COMPANY (formerly known frf ~ ~ as GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA :_ ~ ~ LIMITED) ~ f ~~ aLG BordenladrierGervaJs SUPERIOR COURT (Class Actions) DISTRICT OF MONTREAL No.: 500-06-000755-153 EMMANUEL KNAFO, Petitioner v. TOYOTA CANADA INC. ET AL Respondents r $ APPEARANCE ORIGINAL 1000 De La Gauchetiilre Street West Bureau I Suite 900 Montreal, QC, Canada H38 5H4 a ~G Tel.
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