Appeal rejected, hazing abuse class-action lawsuit against QMJHL to go ahead

In a decision Tuesday, Justice Sophie Lavallée said the appeal by the QMJHL, the league's 18 teams and its umbrella organization — the Canadian Hockey League — did not meet the strict criteria needed to end the lawsuit.

The league had appealed on the grounds that the main applicant, Latulippe, had no link to"almost the totality" of the teams targeted in the lawsuit. The appeal application said the lower court judge erred by concluding that the case had to be heard on its merits before it can be determined whether all the league's teams are jointly liable.

Those covered in the class action are “all hockey players who have experienced abuse while they were minors and playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League" since July 1, 1969. The league was renamed the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League last year.

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