Robertson suit settlement goes to court for approval June 16

Possible claimants in the settled class action suit Robertson v. Thomson, have until June 8 to submit any objections they may have about the terms and conditions to the law firm Kloskie, Minsky LLP.

A notice in the Globe and Mail and National Post on the weekend says that there is a hearing before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on June 16 at 10 a.m. at Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West, Toronto at which time the court will be asked to approve the proposed $11 million settlement. Class members (claimants who are automatically members of the class action) may attend the hearing and may ask to make submissions regarding the settlement.

Details of the the various documents in the case are posted on the Kloskie, Minsky website. Further information is and will be posted on the website of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC).

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