Court orders Ontario government to pay family of late Sudbury mine worker $2M in damages
A court has ordered the Ontario government to pay a Sudbury family over $2 million in damages, finding the province liable in the death of a mine worker in 2006.
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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 9:48 AM ET | Last Updated: January 12
The family of a late Sudbury mine worker has been awarded over $2 million in damages from the Ontario government, which a court found negligent in his death. (iStockphoto)
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A mere $50,000 settlement from the employer and uncle of a 21-year-old man who died while refurbishing a bathtub raises some red flags, an Illinois court has ruled.
The First District of the Appellate Court ruled Dec. 3 that the trial judge handling the case wrongly ruled the settlement was the result of good faith negotiations. Instead, the appeals court wants Cook County Circuit Court Judge Melissa Durkin to give other companies involved in the matter access to more “relevant discovery” for any future settlements.
“The settling parties share a close personal relationship, which included decedent working for his uncle at the time of his death,” Justice Robert Gordon wrote.