A Newswire.ca release, filed by class counsel, announcing that the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia approved the class action settlement against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish on 10 September 2009, covering all persons sexually assaulted by any priest of the diocese since 1 January 1950, and detailing the approved fund structure: a 12 million dollar settlement fund and a 1 million dollar expense fund, exclusive of a separate costs fund.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: class counsel's own filed announcement of the court-approved fund structure and coverage period, issued the day of approval, corroborated by the English Wikipedia article's secondary aggregation of CBC News and Globe and Mail coverage on the later completed payout. NotesTier 1: the source for the exact 10 September 2009 approval date, the 1950 coverage start and the 12 million dollar settlement fund plus 1 million dollar expense fund structure, cross checked against the Wikipedia article's secondary account of the later completed payout.
Citation
PublisherNewswire.ca (Cision)
Publication Year2009
URLhttps://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/court-approves-settlement-in-class-action-against-roman-catholic-diocese-ofantigonish-for-sexual-abuse-by-priests-538621812.html
Source Typeinstitutional announcement
Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Antigonish directly: "against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish on 10 September 2009, covering all persons sexually assaulted by any priest of the diocese since 1 January 1950, and detailing the approved fund..."
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 general references.
Well-attested
11Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Connected
2Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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