Families fight Sask. government's bid to be removed as defendant in Humboldt Broncos crash lawsuit

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Five families are suing over the bus crash, alleging the province knew the rural intersection where it happened had problems with visibility but did nothing to fix it. "The facts, as we know, are so brutal we understand why they don't want a trial. But it's our submission today that a trial needs to be heard."

He told Court of King's Bench Justice Graeme Mitchell that the government hasn't even filed a statement of defence in the last six years.In a previous court notice, the government asked to be struck from the suit because Saskatchewan has no-fault insurance. That means a person receives comprehensive benefits no matter who's responsible for a collision, but the right to sue for pain and suffering is limited.

 

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