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The Civil Lawsuits
From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster
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Discusses the civil legal actions — wrongful death and class-action and creditor lawsuits — in response to the rail disaster brought by victims’ families, residents of Lac-Mégantic and creditors, against oil and railway companies and others, including the federal government. Describes the complex settlement agreement and identifies the lone holdout, CP.
Contributors
Bruce Campbell
BRUCE CAMPBELL is a former Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, one of Canada's leading independent think tanks. He is the author of three major reports and a number of media commentaries on the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. For his work on Lac-Mégantic, Bruce was awarded a Law Foundation of Ontario Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship and spent 2016 as a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. Throughout his career, Bruce has written numerous reports on economic policy, trade and investment, Canada-US-relations, and the political economy of oil. His previous books include the edited volumes Living with Uncle: Canada-US Relations in an Age of Empire and Medicare: Facts, Myths, Problems & Promise. Bruce is currently Adjunct Professor, York University, Faculty of Environmental Studies, and Senior Fellow, Ryerson University, Centre for Free Expression. He lives in Ottawa.
