Class-action lawsuit against aged care giant halted
VANCOUVER: A lawsuit alleging negligence at homes operated by one of the nation’s largest long-term care providers will be discontinued later this year in favour of proceeding as a mass tort.
Revera, which runs more than 200 nursing and retirement homes across the country, was sued in 2016.
The class-action suit, which sought $200 million in damages, alleged that Revera had been negligent in providing care to some of its residents. Revera denied the allegations. At least 30 families joined the lawsuit, which was seeking $200 million in damages.
Markham, Ont.-based lawyer Amani Oakley, whose firm filed the lawsuit, said Wednesday that the lawsuit had been discontinued.
The family who spearheaded the lawsuit will “be pursuing individual litigation” against Revera, Oakley said.
