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Plaintiffs back $35M settlement in class-action suit over alleged abuse
TORONTO, Cananda – Two women who say they were abused as children in an Ontario facility for the developmentally disabled are backing a $35-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by former residents of the institution.
Marie Slark and Patricia Seth took the stand this morning to weigh in on the deal reached in September just as the suit was scheduled to go to trial.
The two women are the lead plaintiffs in the suit representing thousands of former residents of the now-shuttered Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia, Ont.
The plaintiffs allege they were abused and neglected at the overcrowded facility, which closed in 2009.
As part of the settlement, the provincial government will have to apologize for what happened at Huronia — something many former residents have said matters more to them than the money they will receive.
Slark nonetheless raised concerns about the claim process, saying many plaintiffs will need help to fill out forms and navigate the system.
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