US EditionFederal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement
- The Federal Court approved a class-action settlement for individuals who experienced abuse at federally run Indian hospitals during 1936 to 1981, following negotiations with Ottawa and Indigenous survivors.
- Former patients filed a lawsuit in 2018, alleging abuse and unfair treatment in the hospitals during their admission from January 1936 to December 1981.
- Compensation for claimants ranges from $10,000 to $200,000, assessed under five levels, as part of the settlement.
- Ottawa allocated $150 million for a healing fund and $235.5 million for research and education regarding Indian hospitals.
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Federal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement
OTTAWA — The Federal Court has approved a multi-billion-dollar class-action settlement for people who suffered abuse at federally run 'Indian hospitals' following out-of-court negotiations between Ottawa and Indigenous survivors.
OTTAWA—The Federal Court approved a collective action settlement for abusers in the so-called "Indian Hospitals", managed by the federal government, following friendly negotiations with Ottawa and Aboriginal survivors. The federal government managed 33 of these hospitals between 1936 and 1981. Former patients, some of whom spent years in these segregated institutions, filed a lawsuit against the government in 2018, alleging that these hospitals …
Federal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement - The Turtle Island News
By Alessia Passafiume The Federal Court has approved a class-action settlement for people who suffered abuse at federally run ‘Indian hospitals’ following out-of-court negotiations with Ottawa and Indigenous survivors. The federal government ran 33 such hospitals between 1936 and 1981. Former patients, some of whom spent years in the segregated facilities, filed a lawsuit against the government in 2018 alleging the hospitals were rife with abuse…
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