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Case Summaries
Aboriginal Litigation
In a recent case, the firm was successful in having the Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal decide that a section of the Alberta Metis Settlements Act was invalid as it unlawfully discriminated against a Metis Woman on the basis of sex and marital status, and could not be justified in a free and democratic society. This finding allowed the Woman to become a full member of the Metis Settlement where she and her parents and family had lived most of their lives. The Alberta Government had intervened and argued that the Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear a Charter of Rights and Freedoms argument and grant relief in a case coming before it. The firm was also successful in arguing that the Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal had jurisdiction to decide such cases. Richard B. Hajduk was counsel for the Metis Woman and the Metis Settlement at the hearings before the Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal. Rodger C. Gibbs provided provided litigation support in researching the applicable Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Constitutional case law and writing briefs of legal argument.
Personal Injury Litigation
In a recent case, the firm obtained a settlement exceeding $1.2 Million regarding a Child who suffered traumatic brain injury while a passenger in a single vehicle accident.
Aboriginal Litigation
In a recent case, the firm was successful in having the Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal decide that a section of the Alberta Metis Settlements Act was invalid as it unlawfully discriminated against a Metis Woman on the basis of sex and marital status, and could not be justified in a free and democratic society. This finding allowed the Woman to become a full member of the Metis Settlement where she and her parents and family had lived most of their lives. The Alberta Government had intervened and argued that the Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear a Charter of Rights and Freedoms argument and grant relief in a case coming before it. The firm was also successful in arguing that the Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal had jurisdiction to decide such cases. Richard B. Hajduk was counsel for the Metis Woman and the Metis Settlement at the hearings before the Metis Settlements Appeal Tribunal. Rodger C. Gibbs provided provided litigation support in researching the applicable Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Constitutional case law and writing briefs of legal argument.
Personal Injury Litigation
In a recent case, the firm obtained a settlement exceeding $1.2 Million regarding a Child who suffered traumatic brain injury while a passenger in a single vehicle accident.
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