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September 9, 2022
Update: Fake nurse facing new assault charges in Vancouver
CTV News has posted an update on fake nurse Bridget Cleroux stating that, “Several counts of assault and assault with a weapon have been approved against Brigitte Cleroux, all stemming from alleged incidents in Vancouver between July 2020 and May 2021. During that time, authorities said Cleroux was working at…
Continue ReadingSeptember 2, 2022
Class action challenges Canada’s discriminatory Indigenous child welfare system
Recently, the Federal Court of Canada certified a class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children who were removed from their families and forced into non-Indigenous foster care between 1992 and 2019. The class action seeks various damages, restitution, and recovery of specific costs on…
Continue ReadingJune 27, 2022
Angela Bespflug interviewed in The Lawyers Daily about the Millenium Scoop class action
Recently Angela Bespflug was asked by The Lawyers Daily to comment on the key aspects and wider implications of the court’s decision in Stonechild v. Canada, the case certifying a class action on behalf of 0ff-reserve Indigenous children separated from their families in the Millenium Scoop. Read the full article…
Continue ReadingJune 20, 2022
Millenium Scoop Class Action Certified – Signals Important Shift in the Law
The Federal Court of Canada has issued a landmark decision, certifying a class action brought against the federal government on behalf of off-reserve Indigenous children and families subjected to the Millennium Scoop and the enormous harms of the broken child welfare system. Full Press Release and News Coverage below. Read…
Continue ReadingMay 6, 2022
Angela Bespflug named 2022 Plaintiff Litigator of the Year by Benchmark Litigation Canada
Murphy Battista LLP is delighted to announce that Angela Bespflug has been named Benchmark Litigation Canada’s Plaintiff Litigator of the Year for the second year in a row. The recognition is for Angela’s exceptional work as a plaintiff’s class action lawyer. The award reflects Angela’s unstinting commitment and dedication to…
Continue ReadingApril 25, 2022
Scott Stanley and Elizabeth Emery successfully obtain order certifying a class action against ICBC on behalf of accident victims
Scott Stanley and Elizabeth Emery successfully obtained an order certifying a class action against ICBC on behalf of Accident Victims who allege that ICBC wrongfully took money from their accident benefit accounts and paid this money to the Province of B.C. pursuant to an illegal scheme. Compensation for the Accident…
Continue ReadingApril 22, 2022
Join Angela Bespflug and Janelle O’Connor at TLABC’s Class Action Conference – May 19, 2022
On Thursday, May 19, 2022, Angela Bespflug will be chairing, and Janelle O’Connor will be presenting at this year’s TLABC Class Action Conference, “Strength in Numbers: Fundamentals and Emerging Issues in Plaintiff’s Class Actions.” The conference is for trial lawyers who want to learn more about class actions and provides…
Continue ReadingApril 11, 2022
Maclean’s magazine covers the Brigitte Cleroux nurse imposter story and class action
The May 2022 issue of Maclean’s features an investigative piece by journalist Sarah Treleaven on Brigitte Cleroux, the woman who used fake nursing credentials to gain employment at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre from June 2020 to June 2021. Read the story “The nurse imposter. Brigitte Cleroux faked her…
Continue ReadingDecember 17, 2021
Proposed class action filed against Provincial Health Services Authority regarding unlicensed nurse.
Murphy Battista LLP has filed a proposed class action against Provincial Health Services Authority (“PHSA”) concerning an unlicensed and unqualified nurse, Brigitte Cleroux (“Cleroux”), who worked at B.C. Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (“BCWH”) from June 2020 to June 2021 and who provided unlawful and illegal nursing services to…
Continue ReadingApril 27, 2021
Province planning to introduce retroactive legislation to scuttle proposed class action
The BC government plans to introduce retroactive legislation to provide statutory authority for the reimbursement that is the subject of a proposed class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that successive provincial governments since 1973 have been using ICBC monies (between $16 million and $60 million annually) to reimburse BC’s Medical…
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