John A. McKiggan
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Phone: (902) 423-2050
Fax: (902) 423-6707
306-5670 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1H6
John practices exclusively in the areas of personal injury law, medical malpractice and institutional liability. He has a special interest in representing victims in civil claims for childhood sexual abuse.
John currently represents over 500 former residents of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School in a claim for compensation for childhood physical, sexual and racial abuse and loss of cultural identity.
He sits on the steering committee of the National Class Action, Baxter vs. Canada - a claim brought on behalf of 70,000 aboriginal children across Canada.
John has successfully argued cases before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal and various administrative tribunals including the Ontario Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.
Education
LLB, Dalhousie University, 1989
B.Sc., Dalhousie University, 1986
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Nova ScotiaNew Brunswick
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
Nova Scotia Barristers Society
Member Since: 1990
Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association
Member Since: 2000
Canadian Bar Association
Member Since: 1990
American Association for Justice
Member Since: 2005
Featured Cases and Matters
Bernard v. Canada
Representative action filed by Nora Bernard against Canada on behalf of former residents of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School. First class action filed against the crown regarding residential schools and first class action to seek compensation for loss of language and culture.
Instrumental in the resolution of the National Indian Residential Schools class action settlement for 70,000 survivors of Residential schools across Canada.
Paul v. Mahmoud et al
Medical malpractice claim filed on behalf of Davey Aaron Paul against Dr. A. Mahmoud, Dr. A. Joshi and the G.L. Dumont Hospital. Davey, a 3 ½ year old child, suffered brain damage while having his cavities filled at the G.L. Dumont Hospital.
The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s bench approved an infant settlement of $2,880,000.00
Articles
IF THE CAP FITS...Strategies for Representing Injured Victims Under The New Tort Regime.
Canadian Bar Association Professional Development conference January 2006