Queen’s Bench Court has approved the latest settlement of a class action arising from the North Battleford cryptosporidium outbreak of 2001.
The court issued an order April 11 certifying the class action and approved the settlement agreement in the case. The settlement to the class is in the amount of $3,300,000.
This particular class action covers those who contracted cryptosporidium between March 20 and April 25, 2001 who were under the age of 18.
The Queen’s Bench approval ends what has been a long process towards resolving the case.
The settlement had been reached last September with conditional approval granted in October. The settlement agreement includes the plaintiffs as well as the City of North Battleford, Province of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Water Corporation.
According to the terms, the agreement settles the action and releases the defendants with respect to this class of plaintiffs.
Those who do not opt out are considered part of the class action. For those wishing to opt out of the agreement, forms must be received or post marked by the administrator on or before May 25.
For those eligible for compensation under the agreement, they must submit a claim form, sworn affidavit and required documentation to the administrator postmarked no later than November 25, 2017, the Claims Deadline.
The Bruneau Group Inc. of Ottawa is acting as claims administrator in this case.
More information about the class action settlement can be found at www.cuelenaere.com/northbattleford/.
