The federal government has been ordered to pay $1.12 million in legal fees for a segregation class action in a judgment critical of Ottawa’s arguments for paying less.
The fee award comes in a class action involving the placement of inmates in administrative solitary confinement.
In August, Superior Court Justice Paul Perell awarded the thousands of class members $20 million in damages, with the right of individual complainants to push for higher amounts depending on their circumstances.
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