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The families of victims of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting have added the gunman’s spouse, her brother and her brother-in-law as defendants to the original class action lawsuit against the killer’s estate.
Documents filed with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Feb. 5 add the names of Lisa Banfield, James Blair Banfield and Brian Brewster in the notice seeking damages for deaths, property destruction and injuries.
NS Mass Shooting Families Alter Class Action Lawsuit to Add Killer’s Spouse
HALIFAX The families of victims of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting have added the gunman’s spouse, her brother, and her brother-in-law as defendants to the original class action lawsuit against the killer’s estate.
Documents filed with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Feb. 5 add the names of Lisa Banfield, James Blair Banfield, and Brian Brewster in the notice seeking damages for deaths, property destruction, and injuries.
The families’ lawyer says in a news release the amendments to the proposed class action were made following the Dec. 4 criminal charges laid against the three, alleging they illegally supplied ammunition to the gunman.
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N.S. mass shooting families alter class action lawsuit to add killer s spouse
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HALIFAX - The families of victims of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting have added the gunman s spouse, her brother and her brother-in-law as defendants to the original class action lawsuit against the killer s estate.
Documents filed with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Feb. 5 add the names of Lisa Banfield, James Blair Banfield and Brian Brewster in the notice seeking damages for deaths, property destruction and injuries.
The families lawyer says in a news release the amendments to the proposed class action were made following the Dec. 4 criminal charges laid against the three, alleging they illegally supplied ammunition to the gunman.
Police have said the alleged ammunition offences occurred in the month before the April 18-19 killings but that those charged had no prior knowledge of what the gunman, Gabriel Wortman, intended to do.
However, Sandra McCulloch, a lawyer for the families, says in a news release there is support for possible civil liability between these parties and the families and individuals we represent, and she says the step was taken in order to preserve their rights as further details emerge.