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Canadian Film Capacitor Class Actions
Did you purchase film capacitors or products containing film capacitors, such as a smartphone or a television, between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2014 (the “Class Period”)? If so, your legal rights could be affected.
CLASS ACTIONS ARE UNDERWAY ACROSS CANADA, WHICH ALLEGE OVERCHARGES FOR FILM CAPACITORS, OR PRODUCTS CONTAINING FILM CAPACITORS, PURCHASED DURING THAT TIME (the “Film Capacitor Class Actions”).
AM I A CLASS MEMBER?
If you are a Canadian resident and purchased film capacitors or products containing film capacitors during the Class Period, you are a settlement class member (“Film Settlement Class Member”) in the Ontario Film Capacitor Class Action.
MATSUO, SHIZUKI AND RUBYCON SETTLEMENTS
The most recent settlement agreements reached were with Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd. (“Matsuo”), Shizuki Electric Co., Inc. and American Shizuki Corporation (“Shizuki”) and Rubycon Corporation and Rubycon America Inc. (“Rubycon”) in the Film Capacitors Class Action.
Matsuo, Shizuki and Rubycon have respectively agreed to pay CAD $25,000, CAD $225,000 and CAD $200,000 for the benefit of Film Settlement Class Members.
In addition, Matsuo, Shizuki and Rubycon have agreed to provide cooperation to the plaintiffs in pursuing their claims against the non-settling defendants. In exchange, they were provided with a full release of the claims against them in relation to the Class Actions. The settlements are not admissions of liability, fault, or wrongdoing, but are compromises of disputed claims.
The Courts approved the Matsuo, Shizuki and Rubycon settlements and the lawyers fee requests on August 6, 2025 and September 8, 2025. A copy of the Courts orders can be found here
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO NOW?
There is nothing you need to do at this time. The Courts have approved the Matsuo, Shizuki and Rubycon settlements as fair, reasonable and in the best interest of Film Settlement Class Members.
The settlement funds are being held in an interest-bearing trust account and will not be distributed now, as the case is still ongoing against the non-settling defendants.
STATUS OF THE CLASS ACTIONS
Previous Settlements
In addition to the Matsuo, Shizuki and Rubycon settlements, prior settlements were also reached and approved by the Courts with the following defendants in the amount of:
| Nippon Chemi-Con and United Chemi-Con, Inc. (collectively, “NCC/UCC”) | CAD $400,000 |
| KEMET Corporation and KEMET Electronics Corporation (collectively, “KEMET”) | $325,000 |
| Nichicon Corporation and Nichicon (America) Corporation (collectively, “Nichicon”) | CAD $350,000 |
| ROHM Co., Ltd. and ROHM Semiconductor U.S.A., LLC (f/k/a ROHM Electronics U.S.A., LLC) (collectively, “ROHM”) | The Film Capacitors Class Action has been dismissed as against ROHM. |
| Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Canada Inc. and Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (collectively, “Panasonic”) | CAD $1,350,000 |
| Nitsuko Electronics Corporation (“Nitsuko”) | USD $190,000 |
| Okaya Electric Industries Co., Ltd. and Okaya Electric America, Inc. (collectively, “Okaya”) | CAD $460,000 |
| ELNA Co. Ltd. and ELNA America Inc. (collectively, “ELNA”) | CAD $25,000 |
| Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd., Vishay Polytech Co., Ltd. f/k/a Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd., Milestone Global Technology, Inc. d/b/a Holy Stone International, Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. and Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (collectively, “Holy Stone”) | CAD $10,000 |
The settlement funds recovered to date are being held in an interest-bearing trust account for the benefit of Film Settlement Class Members.
In addition to the settlement amounts, all of the previously settled defendants listed above have also provided cooperation to the plaintiffs in pursuing their claims against the non-settling defendants. In exchange, they have been provided with a full release of the claims against them in relation to the Film Capacitors Class Actions. The settlements are not admissions of liability, fault, or wrongdoing, but are compromises of disputed claims.
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO THE “ELECTROLYTIC” CAPACITOR CLASS ACTIONS WHICH ARE UNDERWAY ACROSS CANADA?
The lawyers representing Film Settlement Class Members in the Film Capacitor Class Actions also represent Electrolytic Settlement Class Members in Electrolytic Capacitors Class Actions underway across Canada.
Film and electrolytic capacitors are used to store energy in electric circuits. They are used in similar types of electronic products, but are made from different materials, and in some cases by different manufacturers.
If you are a purchaser of electronic products, you may be a class member in both actions and should inform yourself of important updates in both cases. Please click here for more information on the Electrolytic Capacitors Class Actions.
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