Tentative settlement in N.S. First Nation class action over non-consensual MRI scans

A tentative settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging members of a Nova Scotia First Nation underwent MRI scans without their consent. The law firm representing the class confirmed Thursday that the proposed settlement with the defendants — two Halifax doctors — is subject to approval from the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. None of the allegations in the lawsuit have been tested in court. The original lawsuit, filed in 2020 and certified in 2024, alleged radiologists Robert Miller and Sharon Clarke took magnetic resonance imaging scans of about 60 members of the Pictou Landing First Nation without their knowledge or consent. A statement of claim filed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court says band members agreed to undergo the scans as part of a research project in 2017…

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