{"settlement":{"id":"canadian-rexulti-compulsive-behaviours-2025","slug":"canadian-rexulti-compulsive-behaviours-2025","title":"Canadian REXULTI Compulsive Behaviours and Impulse Control Disorders Class Action","category":"Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices","status":"Claims closed","tags":{"industry":["Pharmaceutical and medical devices"],"geographic":["Canada-wide"],"recoveryType":["Cash payment"],"documentation":["Self-attestation only","Receipts or proof of purchase required","Account records required","Medical records required"],"eligibilityTrigger":["Purchased a product","Was a patient or received treatment"]},"classDefinition":"All persons in Canada, including their estates, who were prescribed and ingested REXULTI (brexpiprazole) between February 16, 2017 and August 23, 2025 and thereafter developed one or more Compulsive Behaviours or Impulse Control Disorders (compulsive gambling, hypersexuality, binge eating, or compulsive shopping and/or spending), together with their family members, dependents, heirs, and estates who can assert a claim under the Civil Code of Quebec, the Ontario Family Law Act, or equivalent legislation.","plainLanguageSummary":"If you were prescribed and took REXULTI between February 16, 2017 and August 23, 2025 and then developed a compulsive behaviour such as gambling, hypersexuality, binge eating, or compulsive shopping, or you are a family member of someone who did, you may be eligible for a cash payment.","eligibilityCriteria":[],"recoveryRange":"Varies by claim category","filingInstructions":"Obtain the Claim Package (Claim Form) from the settlement website, from Class Counsel Rochon Genova, or from the Claims Administrator MNP Ltd.\nComplete and sign the Claim Form, identifying whether you are the class member, a representative, or a lawyer or agent.\nAttach your prescription records and/or medical records showing you were prescribed and took REXULTI.\nFor a psychological harm claim, attach the documents and signed attestation required for your injury level (mild, moderate, severe, or residual catastrophic injury).\nFor a financial loss claim, complete the financial loss section and attach the required gambling records and financial records.\nIf you are claiming on behalf of a family member, complete the Family Class Member section and attach proof of the relationship.\nSubmit the completed Claim Package to the Claims Administrator by mail or email so that it is received or postmarked no later than August 27, 2026.","caseBackground":"REXULTI (generic name brexpiprazole) is a prescription medicine sold in Canada by Otsuka Canada Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Lundbeck Canada Inc. to treat certain mental health conditions. The class action alleges that the companies were negligent in failing to warn patients that REXULTI can cause, contribute to, or worsen compulsive behaviours and impulse control disorders, specifically compulsive gambling, hypersexuality, binge eating, and compulsive shopping.\n\nOn December 3, 2021 the Superior Court of Quebec authorized a national class action against the defendants, who deny the allegations. The parties reached a settlement that created a CDN $4.75 million fund, with about CDN $2.85 million available to pay compensation for approved claims. The settlement pays money to class members who developed these behaviours and to their eligible family members.","administratorName":"MNP Ltd.","administratorContacts":[{"type":"phone","label":"","value":"1 (855) 653-0027"},{"type":"online","label":"","value":"https://www.rexulticlassactionsettlement.com"},{"type":"mail","label":"","value":"MNP Ltd. – Class Actions Claims Administration 2000, 112 - 4th Avenue SW Calgary, AB, T2P 0H3"},{"type":"email","label":"","value":"rexultisettlement@mnp.ca"}],"administratorRole":"claims","agentName":null,"agentContacts":[],"agentClaimFormHelp":false,"classCounselName":"Rochon Genova LLP","classCounselContacts":[{"type":"mail","label":"","value":"Rochon Genova, 900-121 Richmond St. W., Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2K1"},{"type":"phone","label":"Toronto","value":"(416) 363-1867"},{"type":"phone","label":"Toll-Free","value":"1-800-462-3864"},{"type":"email","label":"","value":"contact@rochongenova.com"}],"classCounselFirms":[],"submissionMethods":[{"type":"mail","label":"","value":"Attention: Canadian REXULTI Class Action Settlement, MNP Ltd. - Class Actions Claims Administration, 2000, 112 - 4th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 0H3"},{"type":"email","label":"","value":"rexultisettlement@mnp.ca"}],"sourceDocuments":[{"url":"/uploads/30564c4f97da6ce47a061e8c-Long-Form-Notice---English.pdf","title":"Notice to Class Members"},{"url":"/uploads/fccfef3502a522ebf4369ffb-Claim-Form---English.pdf","title":"Claim Form"},{"url":"/uploads/f48008e60173f13484f85257-Long-Form-Notice---French.pdf","title":"Avis aux membres du groupe"},{"url":"/uploads/cd6f239e869182f41eb671ca-Claim-Form---French.pdf","title":"Formulaire de réclamation"}],"shortFormNoticeUrl":"/uploads/efea6e498a47de07e318d886-Short-Form-Notice---English.pdf","longFormNoticeUrl":"/uploads/30564c4f97da6ce47a061e8c-Long-Form-Notice---English.pdf","settlementAgreementUrl":null,"claimFormDocumentUrl":"/uploads/fccfef3502a522ebf4369ffb-Claim-Form---English.pdf","claimForms":[{"id":"544dd473687a","url":"/uploads/fccfef3502a522ebf4369ffb-Claim-Form---English.pdf","name":"Claim Form","language":"en","description":""},{"id":"d4950a81126b","url":"/uploads/cd6f239e869182f41eb671ca-Claim-Form---French.pdf","name":"Formulaire de réclamation","language":"fr","description":""}],"claimFormsButtonLabel":"claim-form","claimFormsUnavailable":false,"claimFormsUnavailableReason":null,"claimFormGuides":[],"additionalDocuments":[],"optOutFormUrl":"","optOutInstructions":"The opt-out period has closed. Class members who opted out by their deadline do not need to take any further action, and those who did not are bound by the settlement.","objectionFormUrl":null,"objectionInstructions":null,"faqs":[{"answer":"Compensation depends on your claim. Psychological harm is paid at one of four levels (mild, moderate, severe, or residual catastrophic injury). A separate fund of CDN $570,000 covers financial losses and is shared pro rata. Eligible family members receive a fixed percentage of the class member's psychological harm payment (spouses 10%, parents and children 5% each, and grandparents, brothers and sisters 2.5% each).","question":"How much money can I receive?"},{"answer":"Completed Claim Packages must be received or postmarked no later than August 27, 2026. The original deadline of July 27, 2026, was extended to allow more class members an opportunity to submit a claim.","question":"What is the deadline to file a claim?"},{"answer":"Claimants must attach prescription records and/or medical records showing they were prescribed and took REXULTI, along with the documents required for their claim type (for example medical records for treatment, or gambling and financial records for financial loss), and sign attestations confirming their experience.","question":"What proof is needed to file?"},{"answer":"Claimants complete and sign the Claim Form and mail or email the completed Claim Package with supporting documents to the Claims Administrator, MNP Ltd., in Calgary. The form can also be requested from the settlement website, or Class Counsel - Rochon Genova LLP.","question":"How are claims filed?"},{"answer":"The Claim Form includes a physician declaration and a missing documentation declaration. In extraordinary circumstances, a claimant who can not obtain the required records can provide a signed physician declaration and their own declaration explaining their reasonable best efforts to obtain them.","question":"What if I can not obtain my prescription or medical records?"}],"eligibilityChecker":{"questions":[{"id":"took-rexulti","text":"Were you prescribed and did you take REXULTI (brexpiprazole) between February 16, 2017 and August 23, 2025?","type":"yes_no","helpText":"This includes free sample packages provided by a healthcare professional.","qualifyingAnswer":"yes","criticalForEligibility":true},{"id":"developed-behaviour","text":"Did you develop compulsive gambling, hypersexuality, binge eating, or compulsive shopping while taking REXULTI or within 3 months of stopping it?","type":"yes_no","qualifyingAnswer":"yes","criticalForEligibility":true},{"id":"resided-canada","text":"Did you reside or have you resided in Canada?","type":"yes_no","qualifyingAnswer":"yes","criticalForEligibility":true},{"id":"family-member","text":"Are you a family member (spouse, child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister), dependent, heir, or estate of someone who took REXULTI and developed one of these behaviours?","type":"yes_no","helpText":"Answer Yes only if you are claiming as a family member rather than as the person who took REXULTI.","qualifyingAnswer":"yes","criticalForEligibility":false}],"uncertainMessage":"Some of your answers were Not sure, so we could not confidently determine your eligibility.","qualifyingMessage":"Based on your answers, you appear to fall within the class definition for this settlement.","nonQualifyingMessage":"Based on your answers, you do not appear to fall within the class definition for this settlement."},"claimCategories":[{"id":"psychological-harm","name":"Psychological Harm","description":"For class members who took REXULTI and experienced compulsive behaviours or impulse control disorders. Compensation is set at one of four levels (mild, moderate, severe, or residual catastrophic injury) based on how long the medication was taken and how severe the consequences were.","recoveryType":["Cash payment"],"documentation":["Self-attestation only","Receipts or proof of purchase required","Medical records required"],"recoveryRange":"","eligibilityChecker":null,"eligibilityCriteria":["Prescribed and took REXULTI between February 16, 2017 and August 23, 2025","Experienced one or more compulsive behaviours (gambling, hypersexuality, binge eating, or compulsive shopping) while on or within 3 months of stopping REXULTI"]},{"id":"financial-loss","name":"Financial Loss","description":"For class members with provable loss of income or employment, gambling losses, or loans incurred as a result of gambling caused or worsened by REXULTI. A total of CDN $570,000 has been set aside and will be shared pro rata among eligible claimants.","recoveryType":["Cash payment"],"documentation":["Self-attestation only","Account records required","Medical records required"],"recoveryRange":"Share of the CDN $570,000 financial loss fund, distributed pro rata","eligibilityChecker":null,"eligibilityCriteria":["Qualify for a psychological harm claim","Have provable gambling losses, income loss, or loan losses caused or worsened by REXULTI-related gambling"]},{"id":"family-class","name":"Family Class Member","description":"For spouses, children, parents, grandparents, brothers, and sisters of a class member who is submitting a claim for psychological harm. Family members receive a fixed percentage of the class member's psychological harm payment.","recoveryType":["Cash payment"],"documentation":["Self-attestation only","Identity verification required"],"recoveryRange":"Spouses 10%, parents and children 5% each, grandparents, brothers and sisters 2.5% each of the class member's psychological harm payment; total capped at $199,500.00","eligibilityChecker":null,"eligibilityCriteria":["Are a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of a class member","The class member has not opted out and is submitting a claim for benefits","Provide proof of the relationship to the class member"]}],"proceedings":null,"relatedSlugs":[],"group":null,"cardSummary":"For people in Canada who took REXULTI between 2017 and 2025 and then developed compulsive gambling, hypersexuality, binge eating, or compulsive shopping, and their family members.","proofRequired":"","claimTime":"","claimAmount":"Varies by claim category","coverageStartDate":"2017-02-16","coverageEndDate":"2025-08-23","deadline":"2026-08-27","optOutDeadline":"2025-10-23","objectionDeadline":null,"approvalHearingDate":"","approvalHearingDates":[],"approvalPending":false,"resolution":"settlement","judgmentAppealed":false,"seriousHarmEnabled":false,"quietPresentation":false,"formHelperEnabled":false,"dateAdded":"2026-07-28","lastUpdated":"2026-08-28","firstPublishedAt":"2026-07-29 02:48:41","claimsOpenedAt":null,"lastVerifiedAt":"2026-07-28","languages":["en","fr"]}}