Class Action against the Brothers of the Sacred Heart
Resolved Class Action
Kugler Wechsler obtains a settlement in the class-action filed on behalf of the victims of sexual assault at the hands of members of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.
Règlement de 60 $ millions au nom des membres
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On September 3, 2021, the Superior Court of Québec rendered a judgment approving a $60 million settlement in the class actions against the Brothers of the Sacred Heart on behalf of all persons who had been sexually assaulted in Québec by a religious member of “Frères du Sacré-Cœur” / Brothers of the Sacred Heart.
The class action provided access to justice to all victims throughout Québec who were sexually abused by religious members of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. The class action alleged that the sexual abuse was perpetrated systematically for several decades in numerous establishments across the Province of Québec.