Class action lawsuit, British Columbia: “Richard Action”

2002. In 2002, former Woodlands residents launched a class action lawsuit against the provincial government in British Columbia. This was done following a 2001 report by former BC Ombudsman Dulcie McCallum, titled “The Need to Know: Administrative Review of Woodlands.” The inquiry concluded that there was evidence of physical, psychological and sexual abuse at Woodlands. In 2002, Richard v. British Columbia was launched seeking compensation for Woodlands victims. In 2010, a settlement was reached in the BC Supreme Court that allowed each survivor who was at the institution after 1974 to receive compensation.

-Erna Kurbegovic

Class action lawsuit, British Columbia: “Richard Action”

2002. In 2002, former Woodlands residents launched a class action lawsuit against the provincial government in British Columbia. This was done following a 2001 report by former BC Ombudsman Dulcie McCallum, titled “The Need to Know: Administrative Review of Woodlands.” The inquiry concluded that there was evidence of physical, psychological and sexual abuse at Woodlands. In 2002, Richard v. British Columbia was launched seeking compensation for Woodlands victims. In 2010, a settlement was reached in the BC Supreme Court that allowed each survivor who was at the institution after 1974 to receive compensation.

-Erna Kurbegovic