On Friday January 13th 2006, Andy Srougi coordinator for Fathers-4-Justice Quebec filed a class action lawsuit at the Montreal courthouse valued at about 125 MILLION Canadian dollars. The lawsuit was filed against the Quebec Bar Association, the Quebec Bar Association’s Responsibility Insurance Fund, the Attorney General of Quebec and the Ministry of Revenue. The lawsuit is asking for 25,000 $CAN punitive damages per victim of judicial abuse and corruption. Fathers-4-Justice evaluates that there are about 5,000 fathers in Quebec who have been victimized by illegal practices by the Quebec legal system and discriminated against when it comes to the custody of their children. In December of 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered a decision in the Finney case, that held the Quebec Bar Association responsible to the tune of 25,000 $ per person in matters of judicial misconduct. As a result, Fathers-4-Justice predicts that if all 5,000 fathers sign on to the lawsuit, and should the lawsuit be won, the Quebec government will be forced to pay out over 125 MILLION dollars. At a minimum the Quebec government would have to pay out 15,000,000 $ for Fathers-4-Justice’s 600 members alone. To download a copy of the lawsuit with evidentiary documentation (10 meg. PDF file) click here. To participate in this class action lawsuit (complete and remit form) click here. The lawsuit will be presented before the court for approval on Monday February 13th 2006 at the Montreal Court House, room 2.16 at 9 am. Your attendance will ensure that the lawsuit gets accepted.