CLAIM DETAILS
In an outpouring of sympathy, care and concern from across Canada and around the world, significant monies were raised to help victims and survivors through Go Fund Me. This exceptional effort at charitable giving will not however address the serious legal and regulatory wrongs that contributed to the Humboldt Broncos Bus crash. The primary purposes of the class action are accountability for the alleged wrongdoers and prevention of future catastrophic motor vehicle collisions like this on Canadian highways.
Unlike criminal proceedings, which address and punish criminal conduct, the only legal remedy for victims against careless companies or government authorities who contributed to the Humboldt Broncos Bus crash is civil litigation. A class action is the most efficient and cost effective way to allow victims to seek justice against these common Defendants based on the harms they are alleged to have caused. Class actions prevent multiple, duplicative or inconsistent claims and potential judgments from arising through a single, umbrella proceeding.
A Class action lawsuit such as this is designed to change how companies operate, improve trucking industry safety standards, impact how governments regulate highways and intersections, and impact how governments supervise and regulate safety features on buses, licensing and education of truck drivers and the regulation of the commercial trucking industry.
CURRENT STATUS
The SK certification application was heard on April 18-29, 2022 and June 13-17, 2022, judgment is under reserve.
The AB certification hearing is adjourned pending the certification decision in Wassermann v. Saskatchewan (Highways and Infrastructure), QBG 789 of 2020.
