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Nova Scotia judge approves $32-million settlement for people with disabilities
The settlement addresses systemic discrimination in disability benefits, compensating up to 2,600 residents whose social assistance was limited by an arbitrary cap.
- A Nova Scotia judge approved a settlement, saying it was `fair, reasonable and in the best interests`, potentially paying $32 million to 2,600 residents with disabilities.
- Public records show funding rules capped disability assistance and treated it as discretionary, while plaintiffs say the province ignored a 1998 statutory obligation, affecting many with disabilities.
- Court filings describe how lawyers for 25-year-old plaintiff Isai Estey filed an October 2022 filing alleging the province’s actions were `cruel and inhumane`, and many applicants remained in large institutional facilities, nursing homes, hospitals or small-options homes without support.
- The settlement aims to compensate mentally and physically disabled residents denied benefits and closes gaps left by earlier appellate and trial rulings.
- The legal timeline follows a 2021 Court of Appeal decision and the 2021 class-action filings, addressing alleged neglect of a 1998 statutory duty, with the case approved on Nov. 7, 2025.
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Nova Scotia judge approves $32-million settlement for people with disabilities
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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One judge approved one of the largest collective settlements in Nova Scotia's history, stipulating that the province could pay up to $32 million to 2,600 residents with disabilities.
HALIFAX — A judge approved one of the largest collective settlements in Nova Scotia's history, stipulating that the province could pay up to $32 million to 2,600 residents with disabilities. This compensation is intended to compensate persons with mental and physical disabilities who, for years, have been wrongly denied social assistance benefits under the provincial disability assistance program. Justice Darlene Jamieson of the Supreme Court of…
·Richelieu, Canada
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