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Superior Court Justice Donald Bisson ruled last week that the class action can move forward, but limited it to Quebec residents because the case hinges on that province’s consumer protection laws.
“Indeed, and among other things, according to the court, refusing to give the boats to those who were told they had won them — and even not offering them anything else — could destroy the public’s trust in mobile app contests and justifies the claim for requested punitive damages,” Bisson wrote in a judgment dated Friday.
The ruling cited statements by people who described celebrating the news of their “win” with family and Tim Hortons staff, only to be crushed to learn later that they hadn’t won.
In a phone interview, lawyer Joey Zukran said the company didn’t offer customers “even one free coffee” in return for the mistake.
