200 Wellesley Street Fire - Class Action Law Suit Settled

IF YOU WERE AFFECTED BY THE 200 WELLESLEY FIRE OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2010, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE MONEY FROM A SETTLEMENT.

YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR CLAIM BY JULY 26, 2013 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ANY SETTLEMENT MONEY. IF YOU MISS THIS DEADLINE, YOU WILL MISS YOU CHANCE TO GET ANY MONEY. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED A CLAIM, YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO SO AGAIN.

Please contact Dora Sung of Shell Lawyers at 416 539-0226, ext. 212 to request an appointment on or before July 26, 2013.


The following (beneath the red-coloured text) is an extract from the website set-up and maintained by Shell Lawyers, the legal counsel for the class action law suit. You can read their website at http://200wellesleyfire.ca/wordpress/, along with a copy of the court settlement order and other updates with respect to this case. 

Please note that NLS is not in any way affiliated or associated with Shell Lawyers or any other parties with respect to this class action lawsuit. We are providing this update only for informational purposes and for the benefit of our community. ​

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From 
http://200wellesleyfire.ca/wordpress/

200 Wellesley Class Action Update – June 21, 2013
Posted on June 25, 2013


BELOW IS THE CONTENT OF A NEWSLETTER THAT WE HAVE PREPARED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF 200 WELLESLEY STREET EAST. TO VIEW A PDF VERSION OF OUR NEWSLETTER PLEASE HERE

GREAT NEWS – SETTLEMENT APPROVED !!

 LEGAL NOTICE  ENCLOSED

PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY

On June18, 2013 the Court approved the settlement of this class action and set July 26, 2013 as the Deadline for the submission of claims documentation to Class Counsel. We will be back before Justice Paul Perell on September 27, 2013 to seek approval of the Plan of Distribution of the settlement funds. If approved by the Court on that date, Class Counsel will begin the process of providing settlement cheques to Class Members in the week of October 14, 2013.

Deadline Date for Providing Claims Information:

July 26, 2013

 July 26, 2013 is the last day you can deliver documentation and any relevant information to Class Counsel that will form part of your claim. Anything that you submit to Class Counsel after that date CANNOT be included.  If you intend on sending further documentation to Class Counsel by mail, ensure that  it arrives at the offices of Shell Lawyers by July 26, 2013.  Any documentation received after this date, even if it was mailed before July 26, 2013, will NOT be reviewed or considered or used to determine your claims amount.

Outstanding Claims Information

 Property Loss: Property claims are ONLY prepared by our claims adjuster NFA.  If you have a claim for damaged or missing property and you have not met with NFA, please call Kevin Watson at (416) 275 – 5003 to arrange an appointment. If you have not yet provided NFA with your final list of damaged and missing property, please note that it is your responsibility to deliver this to Class Counsel by July 26, 2013. If you do not do so, or you do so after July 26, 2013, it cannot be included in consideration about your claim.

Loss of Income: If you reported at your interview that you lost income as a result of the fire but have not yet provided us with the required supporting documentation, please note that it is your responsibility to deliver this to Class Counsel July 26, 2013. If you do not do so, or you do so after July 26, 2013, it cannot be included in consideration about your claim. If you are uncertain whether you have already provided the required supporting documentation to us, please call or e-mail to confirm.

Additional Living Expenses: If you have receipts for expenses you incurred while you were displaced from your apartment because of the fire, mail the original receipts or deliver the original receipts to us by July 26, 2013. If you have more than 10 receipts to submit, we require that you organize them by date. Please note that it is your responsibility that we receive these receipts by July 26, 2013.  If you do not do so, or you do so after July 26, 2013, it cannot be included in consideration about your claim.

For Personal Injury and Class Members Who Have Not Yet Attended for An Interview: We continue to meet with class members to learn how the September 24, 2010 fire affected you and whether you suffered any personal injury, including any worsening of a pre-existing injury, because of the fire and its aftermath. Such claims may include personal injury related to recognized psychiatric illnesses, physical injuries, hospitalizations and the like, if they were caused by the fire and its aftermath.

If you have not yet met with representatives of Class Counsel or if requested medical reports have not been received by Class Counsel to support personal injury claims on or before July 26, 2013 such claims cannot be included in consideration about your claim.

Please contact Dora Sung of Shell Lawyers at 416 539-0226, ext. 212 to request an appointment on or before July 26, 2013.

Change in Contact Information: Please call Dora at 416 539-0226, ext. 212 to let us know if you move or your contact information changes so we can update our files and be able to contact you. You can also reach us by e-mail at:200wellesley@shelllawyers.ca.

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