Class Actions
U.T. et M.X. c. Richard Monday et al.
Imposed sterilizations at the CISSS de Lanaudière (Joliette Hospital or Pierre-Le Gardeur Hospital)
This class action seeks to compensate the Atikamekw women who, since 1980, have undergone a surgical procedure that affected their fertility at the CISSS de Lanaudière (Joliette Hospital or Pierre-Le Gardeur Hospital) without having given their free and informed consent, in particular because of systemic discrimination, as well as their relatives who have suffered damages as indirect victims (spouses, caregivers, children, grandchildren, heirs or beneficiaries).
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No trial date has been set and no settlement has been reached. No compensation is guaranteed and no deadline has been set.
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On February 12, 2025, the Quebec Court of Appeal certified the class action against both the doctors and the CISSS de Lanaudière (Joliette Hospital). Plaintiffs U.T. and M.X. represent the class members
This decision partially reverses the Quebec Superior Court’s August 16, 2023 decision, which had certified the class action against the defendant doctors Richard Monday, Yvonne Brindusa Vasilie and the estate of Marcel Turcot but refused to authorize the action against the CISSS de Lanaudière (Joliette Hospital).
You are automatically part of the class if you fall into one of the categories described below (1 or 2). If you want to remain part of this class action, you do not need to do anything.
You can contact us if you have any questions or to check if you are part of the class.
Are you a member?
You might be a member of this class action if you fit into one of these following categories:
1 – Women’s Category
You must meet all criteria:
- – You are a woman of Atikamekw origin
- – AND – you have undergone a surgical procedure that affected your fertility (tubal ligation or hysterectomy);
- – AND – you did not give your free and informed consent;
- – AND – the procedure was performed at the CISSS de Lanaudière (Joliette Hospital or Pierre-Le Gardeur Hospital),
- – AND – the procedure was performed in 1980 or later.
2 – Category of relatives
You must meet all criteria:
- – You are a spouse, parent, child, grandchild, heir or right holder of a person in the Women’s Category (1);
- AND – you yourself have suffered damage as a result of your relative’s fertility being impaired (this harm may be psychological, for example).
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Notices about our registration form
Court documents and judgments (in French only)
2025:
2024:
2023:
Judgment granting defendants’ leave to appeal (October 27, 2023)
Defendant CISSS’s motion to dismiss appeal dismissed (October 27, 2023)
Certification order (August 16, 2023)
2022:
Corrected judgment on leave to submit relevant evidence (December 19, 2022)
Response ol Liquidators of the estate of Dr Marcel Turcot (November 3, 2022)
Judgment on Application for authorization to Amend a Proceeding (granted) (October 18, 2022)
2021:
Response of Dr Richard Monday and Dr Yvonne Brindusa (November 11, 2021)
NOTICE ABOUT OUR REGISTRATION FORM
Completing the form does not guarantee you any compensation.
Please note that completing this form does not guarantee you any compensation.
Indeed, it will ultimately be up to the court to decide on the merits of the class action and the terms of compensation. In addition, the eligibility criteria to receive compensation could be modified by the court, which could result in your exclusion from the class action.
Please also note that we will not conduct a detailed analysis of each individual case until there is a final judgment or settlement in the file. Completing this form does not mean that you are eligible.
We will inform the people who have registered of any final outcome in the class action. We will communicate with them by email. We invite you to notify us of any changes to your email address.
We also invite you to keep informed through our website which we will update regularly.
We thank you for your interest in this class action.