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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I would bet that it was in the seven figure range. She was asking for $3.55 million and it was settled pretty quickly. I doubt it would have been settled that quickly if they offered way less. Also, I do not think that settlement was included in that ~$9 million total over the past 35 years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hoc...ttee-1.6533439 |
It was likely E.M.'s lawyer that came up with the $3.5 million figure. They could have offered her $500k, which is a lot money to a person in their early 20s. She would have had a few weeks to think about $500k now vs. going through the whole process to get $1million ish or possibly less than $500k.
You don't just get millions of dollars after being assaulted. You need to link the damages to lost wages or excessively high treatment expenses to get anywhere close to a million dollar settlement, let alone $3.5 million. Pain and suffering awards - around 2018 in Ontario - would have capped out at $300-350k, and that's for a worst case scenario involving paralysis, severe psychological injury, brain damage, etc... Her pain and suffering award likely topped out at $150k, with the rest needing to be composed of wage losses.