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Training school survivor haunted for decades: What happened to James Forbes?

The accuser is a witness for the Crown, meaning she doesn't have a right to representation by a lawyer and has no say in how the proceeding is conducted said Loretta Merritt, a Toronto-based lawyer who specializes in sexual abuse lawsuits.

Class actions are not always best — individual lawsuits may be better. Get advice about opting out.

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https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/12/11/class-action-suit-launched-against-ontario-over-alleged-abuse-in-training-schools.html

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/12/08/they-say-they-suffered-cruel-and-sadistic-abuse-as-kids-at-ontario-training-schools-and-the-province-paid-them-to-keep-quiet.html

While there are certainly advantages to pursuing historical sexual abuse claims by way of a class action, there are also distinct disadvantages.

A Toronto woman is the 4th woman to come forward alleging she was sexually assaulted by an employee at a RUI resort in the Dominican Republic.

The family of deceased baby Kody Smart has launched a lawsuit against Niagara Region Children’s Aid Society after it gave custody of the child to his grandfather — convicted child abuser Brian Matthews

Loretta Merritt was recently selected as a leader in Personal Injury Litigation, as published in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada©.

Loretta Merritt interviewed by CBC and Zoomer Radio regarding sexual assault case involving three Toronto police officers

Ontario’s top court has ruled that a taxi company is not vicariously liable for a sexual assault that a driver allegedly committed on an intoxicated female passenger.

Consent, alcohol, the complainant's credibility: common themes in sexual assault cases that are now set to play out in an uncommonly high-profile setting, as the trial begins Monday for three Toronto police officers accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague.

Loretta Merritt was recommended in the field of Personal Injury by The 2017 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

"Stealthing” is the new sexual assault — a crime by any other name, say Canadian lawyers — that adds another twist to current issues of consent in cases of sexual violence. The practice — not rape, but “rape-adjacent&...

Loretta Merritt was recently interviewed on the advantages and disadvantages of having a case heard in criminal court or before a discipline committee.

Survivors of a shadowy chapter in the history of Canada’s prison system say the legacy of the alleged abuse they endured as children is being ignored, if not erased.

Loretta Merritt was recently selected as a leader in Personal Injury Litigation, as published in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Loretta Merritt was recently named as leader in the Personal Injury field in The 2016 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/06/09/is-any-childhood-sexual-abuse-punishment-ever-enough