On Thursday, February 13, 2005 the Honourable Judge Elizabeth Bennett pronounced Reasons for Judgement certifying the Western Star proceeding as a class action under the Class Proceedings Act.As well, the judge ordered that the pension claims and the employment claims be “severed”. This required class counsel to commence a separate action for the employment claims, and as the two cases progress there will be separate notices to class members, separate decisions required by class members regarding opting into or out of each claim, and separate process as the two matters move forward to a resolution.
