Class Actions (Legal Information for Indigenous People)

Lawsuits filed by an individual acting on behalf of a group.

Current class actions to apply for (compiled by I.C.L.C and current as of Spring 2022):

Sixties Scoop Métis and Non-Status Indian Class Action

Website: https://kmlaw.ca/cases/sixties- scoop-metis-non-status-indian-class-action Toll Free: 1-866-778-7986

Indigenous Child Welfare Class Action

Murphy Battista LLP Website: https://www.murphybattista.com/ practice-areas/class-action-lawsuits/ indigenous-child-welfare-class-action Toll-free: 1-888-683-9621

Sexual Misconduct Class Action

Law firm: Murphy Battista LLP Lawyer: Janelle O’Conner Email: oconnor@murphybattista.com Phone: 604-683-9621

Federal Indian Day School class action

Website: www.indiandayschools.com/en Clams Administrator: 1-888-221-2898 Class Counsel: 1-844-539-3815

“Indian Boarding Homes” Class Action & “Indian Hospitals” Class Action

Klein Lawyers LLP Website: www.callkleinlawyers.com Phone: 604-874-7171

Millennium Scoop Class Action

Miller Titerle Website: https://www.sotosclassactions.com/ cases/first-nations-youth Phone: 604-681-4112

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Contact the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic (ICLC) about current Class Actions. The ICLC provides legal services to Indigenous people in BC Phone: 604 822 1311 Email: iclc@allard.ubc.ca www.allard.ubc.ca/communityclinics/indigenous-community-legal-clinic

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A court proceeding in which one party sues another for a specific remedy or relief, also called a "lawsuit" or a "case." An action for divorce, for example, is a court proceeding in which the claimant sues the respondent for the relief of a divorce order.

A person who is younger than the legal age of majority, 19 in British Columbia. See "age of majority."

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