After the Defendants did not succeed in obtaining permission to appeal the judgment authorizing a class action, Kugler Kandestin filed a class action lawsuit (available in French) against the CHL, the QMJHL, and its 18 teams.
Continue readingPhilip (Hart) Baugniet (F.A.C.E. School and Victoria School)
On September 24, 2024, Kugler Kandestin filed a class action lawsuit (available in French) against the English Montreal School Board and Phillip (Hart) Baugniet in connection with the sexual abuse committed by Baugniet while he was a director or teacher at Lachine High School, Victoria School, and F.A.C.E. School.
Continue readingFrançois Lamarre (hockey coach)
The trial in the class action filed on behalf of all persons who were sexually abused by the late François Lamarre while he was a coach of the municipal hockey program in Greenfield Park (as well as the estate of any such persons if they passed away after September 1, 2017) was scheduled to take place from September 2024 to November 2024. It has been postponed due to ongoing discussions between the parties.
Continue readingLes Soeurs de la Charité and the CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale
$65 Million Settlement of Class Action Against Les Soeurs de la Charité and CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale
Continue readingMarist Brothers (across Québec)
Kugler Kandestin filed a class action lawsuit (available in French only) against the Marist Brothers religious congregation seeking compensatory damages for each victim, as well as punitive and exemplary damages of $20 million.
Continue reading