Judge approves $50 M residential school settlement: ‘Everybody is thrilled’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — An emotional, decade-long battle ended quickly Wednesday for hundreds of former students of Newfoundland and Labrador residential schools.
After a two-day hearing, a provincial Supreme Court judge gave his expedited approval for a $50 million class-action settlement with the federal government.
“Everybody is thrilled,” said the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Steven Cooper.
“You have to remember that when we started this claim, we said it was worth $50 million. Well guess what, we settled for $50 million. That doesn’t happen very often in litigation.”