Andrea Grass, B.C.L., LL.B., Esq., BComm

Andrea Grass, Attorney
514-495-5249
[email protected]

Andrea Grass earned a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, in 2008. Prior to that, she received a Bachelor of Commerce, with a major in marketing (BComm, with great distinction) from Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business in 2004. Ms. Grass is a member of four bars: New York (2009), Quebec (2012), Ontario (2013), and California (2015). Her practice is devoted primarily to plaintiffs’ class action work, including areas such as consumer protection, antitrust, public interest, civil rights, drug liability, and product liability. Ms. Grass has appeared numerous times before the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Superior Court of Quebec, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Prior to concentrating her practice on plaintiffs’ class action work, Ms. Grass worked as an out-of state attorney at the Capital Post Conviction Project of Louisiana (C.P.C.P.L.) in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she represented death-sentenced inmates in post-conviction proceedings after their direct appeals had been affirmed.

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York, 2009
Quebec, 2012
Ontario, 2013
California, 2015

ACADEMIC EDUCATION

McGill University (B.C.L., LL.B., 2008)
– University of Houston – Law Center (N.A.C.L.E. Exchange Representative, 2007)

Concordia University – John Molson School of Business (B.Comm, with great distinction, 2004)
– Auckland University of Technology (International Student Exchange Program Representative, 2004)

MEMBERSHIPS

The American Bar Association
The New York Bar Association
The California Bar Association
The County of Carleton Law Association
The Law Society of Upper Canada
The Advocates’ Society

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

Civil Litigation Skills, The Advocates’ Society
Alternative Dispute Resolution Skills, The Advocates’ Society
PADI Open Water Certified Diver

PUBLISHED CASES (Over 150 Reported Cases)

Ouellet v. Compagnie de chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique, 2018 QCCS 5836; 2017 QCCS 5674.
9085-4886 Québec inc. v. Visa Canada Corporation, 9085-4886 Québec inc. v. Bank of Montreal, 2020 QCCS 97; 2019 QCCA 1301; 2018 QCCS 3730; 2018 QCCS 585; 2015 QCCS 5914; 2015 QCCS 5921; 2014 QCCS 6701.
Home Depot of Canada Inc. v. National Bank of Canada Inc., 2019 QCCA 1465.
4037308 Canada Inc. v. Navistar Canada, 2024 QCCS 1254; 2022 QCCA 1092; 2022 QCCA 417; 2022 QCCS 110; 2021 QCCS 2622; 2021 QCCS 2621; 2018 QCCS 3911.
Charles v. Boiron Canada inc., 2024 QCCA 345; 2023 QCCS 3502; 2023 QCCS 1226; 2023 QCCS 1153; 2022 QCCS 1884; 2019 QCCA 1339; 2019 QCCA 1235; 2019 QCCA 105; 2018 QCCA 1329; 2018 QCCS 1308; 2018 QCCS 1307; 2018 QCCS 3915; 2018 QCCS 3914; 2018 QCCS 3910; 2017 CanLII 25785 (SCC); 2016 QCCA 1716; 2015 QCCA 891; 2015 QCCS 312; 2012 QCCS 5955.
Gagnon v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2019 QCCA 1166; 2018 QCCA 2053; 2018 QCCS 3830.
Deshaies v. FCA Canada Inc., 2019 QCCS 226.
Garage Poirier & Poirier v. FCA Canada inc., 2019 QCCA 2213; 2018 QCCA 490; 2018 QCCA 1445; 2018 QCCS 107.
Scheer v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada Co., 2022 QCCS 1900; 2022 QCCS 562; 2022 QCCS 106; 2021 QCCS 181; 2020 QCCS 3045; 2019 QCCS 5337; 2018 QCCS 4725; 2018 QCCS 4608.
N&C Transportation Ltd. v. 4037308 Canada inc., 2022 QCCA 1092
Royer v. Capital One Bank (Canada Branch), 2019 QCCS 4070.
Buis v. Keurig Canada Inc., 2023 ONSC 87; 2022 ONSC 3652.
Kozlovic v. Oy, 2022 ONSC 6080; 2022 ONSC 3648.
Pabla v. Caterpillar of Canada Corporation et. al., 2022 ONSC 732
Hand v. Denso International America, 2023 CanLII 103781 (CSC); 2023 QCCA 546; 2021 QCCS 3545; 2021 QCCS 2306; 2021 QCCS 2240; 2021 QCCS 1671; 2021 QCCS 992.
Piccolo v. Johnson & Johnson inc., 2022 QCCS 410; 2021 QCCS 3980; 2018 QCCS 3689.
Tegegne v. Henkel Consumer Goods Canada Inc., 2022 QCCS 3199; 2021 QCCS 5.
Leopardi v. Mercedes-Benz Canada inc., 2023 QCCS 124; 2022 QCCS 1341; 2021 QCCS 4226; 2020 QCCS 3713; 2021 QCCS 1975; 2020 QCCS 3911.
Sidel v. Aréna des Canadiens inc., 2018 QCCS 5078.
Petrella v. Osram Sylvania, inc., 2017 QCCS 25; 2016 QCCS 2326.
Kraska v. Johnson & Johnson inc., 2024 QCCS 527.
Vell v. Mattel Canada Inc., 2016 ONSC 5789.
Liverman v. Tecumseh Products Company, 2018 QCCS 4780; 2018 QCCS 3967; 2013 QCCS 7131.
Fogelman v. Sony Corporation, 2019 QCCS 5468; 2019 QCCS 3243; 2019 QCCS 2420; 2019 QCCS 802; 2018 QCCS 1661.
Courtemanche v. Honda Motor Co. Ltd., 2014 QCCS 5478.
Vitoratos v. Takata Corporation, 2016 QCCS 4892.
Hardwick v. Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd. et. al., 2021 ONSC 5297; 2021 ONSC 2820.
Estate of the Late Glenn A. Dumont v. Mathieu, 2021 QCCS 4225.
9085-4886 Québec inc. v. Intel of Canada, 2022 QCCS 2668; 2020 QCCS 1699; 2019 QCCS 4538; 2018 QCCS 3448.
Elkoby v. Google Canada Corporation, 2018 QCCS 2623; 2016 QCCA 1171.
Mackie v. Toshiba, 2013 ONSC 5665.
Miller v. Kaba Ilco Inc., 2018 QCCS 2019; 2018 QCCS 1661; 2016 QCCS 5645; 2012 QCCS 5852.
Cunning v. FitFlop Ltd., 2018 QCCS 202; 2015 QCCS 3562; 2015 QCCS 2186; 2015 QCCS 16; 2014 QCCS 586; 2013 QCCS 1946.
Sanderson v. De Beers Canada inc., 2018 QCCS 267.
Bill v. Apple inc., 2014 QCCS 5311; 2013 QCCS 2805; 2012 QCCS 6237; 2012 QCCS 1297; 2011 QCCS 7573.
Lambert v. Whirlpool Canada l.p., 2015 QCCA 433; 2013 QCCS 5688; 2012 QCCS 3793; 2012 QCCS 3793.
Gaudette v. Whirlpool Canada, 2022 QCCA 1091; 2022 QCCA 787; 2021 QCCA 1291; 2021 QCCS 2568; 2020 QCCS 1423; 2018 QCCA 1206; 2017 QCCS 4193.
Markus v. Reebok Canada inc., 2013 QCCS 549; 2012 QCCS 3562.
Blackette v. Research in Motion Ltd., 2013 QCCS 1138; 2012 QCCS 2743.
Petit v. New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc., 2014 QCCS 4752; 2013 QCCS 3569.
Chagnon v. Crayola Properties Inc., 2013 QCCS 4694.
Cohen v. LG Chem Ltd., 2014 QCCS 155.
Royer-Brennan v. Apple Computer Inc., 2015 QCCS 3298 ; 2014 QCCS 3581; 2013 QCCS 2219.
Rosen v. Gaiam inc., 2012 QCCS 2553.
Long v. Beiersdorf Canada Inc., 2012 QCCS 6339.
Corda v. Christopher Todd International Inc., 2015 QCCS 2029.
Schnurbach v. Full Tilt Poker Ltd., 2015 QCCS 4496; 2015 QCCS 673; 2013 QCCS 411.
Tanner v. Nissan Canada inc., 2012 QCCS 5956.
MacMillan v. Abbott Laboratories, 2013 QCCA 906; 2012 QCCS 1684.
Wilkinson v. Coca-Cola Ltd., 2014 QCCS 2631, 2013 QCCS 1936; 2012 QCCS 2459.
St-Marseille v. Procter & Gamble inc., 2013 QCCS 5044; 2012 QCCS 5419; 2012 QCCS 1527.
St-Marseille v. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, 2013 QCCS 4856.
Benoit v. Amira Enterprises inc., 2013 QCCS 4653; 2012 QCCS 351.
Knafo v. Toyota Canada inc., 2017 QCCS 216.
Archambault v. Abbott Laboratories Limited, 2017 QCCS 595.
Sabbag v. Armstrong, 2014 QCCS 285.
Konstantakakos v. Stamatakos, 2014 QCCS 2229.
Vathis v. Balabanos, 2019 QCCQ 3995.

MEDIA APPEARANCES

DROIT-INC
– Action collective contre une compagnie de produits laitiers

CTV NEWS
– Montreal lawsuit alleges the Temu app taking users’ biometric information: Q&A

LE JOURNAL DE MONTRÉAL
– «Temu espionne la planète au complet»: la version chinoise d’Amazon poursuivie au Québec

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIVACY PROFESSIONALS
– Quebec lawyer ponders potential lawsuit over e-commerce privacy concerns

BIOMETRIC UPDATE
– Quebec lawyer plans biometric data privacy lawsuit against ecommerce app Temu

RADIO-CANADA
– Un recours collectif contre Temu

QUB RADIO
– «Temu est le logiciel espion le plus dangereux en circulation», dit une avocate

DROIT-INC
– Action collective contre plusieurs fabricants de pneus

GLOBAL NEWS
– ArriveCAN violated Canadians’ rights, proposed class-action lawsuit alleges

GLOBAL NEWS
– B.C. teens filing lawsuit against vaping giant Juul

CBC NEWS
– Homeopathic remedies in legal hot water in U.S. but face scant Canadian pushback

IT WORLD CANADA
– Quebecer launches class action against Intel over Meltdown/Spectre

CANADIAN JEWISH NEWS
– Families of Allan Psychiatric Experiments go to Court

MEDIAPART
– Philips met en péril la santé de patients atteints de troubles respiratoires

CTV NEWS
– Montreal lawsuit alleges the Temu app taking users’ biometric information: Q&A

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

American Association for Justice – “Can Defendants meet with Class Members…alone? Yes, no, and maybe so” – July 15, 2023.

Canadian Bar Association – “Les règlements en actions collectives” – May 29, 2024 .

American Association for Justice – “Canadian Class Actions – Which is the Jurisdiction of Choice and Why?” – July 20, 2024.