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Judge reserves on RCMP class-action sex suit

By: Colin Perkel - Canadian Press 

TORONTO — Women who were sexually harassed as RCMP employees will soon receive letters letting them know they are eligible for compensation if, as expected, a judge certifies a class action against the police force.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs and government told Federal Court on Monday that certification will allow a publicity blitz to reach the affected women and set the stage for final settlement of the lawsuit.

Many victims are fragile and would find it difficult to pursue individual claims, lawyer Won Kim told Judge Ann Marie McDonald.

http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/7056973-judge-reserves-on-rcmp-class-action-sex-suit/

January 10, 2017  By Tom Rataj