Five men who launched lawsuits against Vancouver’s Harbour Centre security guards — claiming they had been beaten up — have settled their cases.
Doug King, lawyer with Pivot Legal Society, says he can’t discuss details, but his clients are satisfied.
“they’re hopeful that bringing their story forward and starting a lawsuit kind of sent a message that people who we often think of (as) not having a voice in these kind of situations are going to be able to speak out.”
King adds his clients hope their cases have sent a wake-up call to the private security industry.
The lawsuits, as well as human rights complaints, were filed last year.
The men claimed the guards had asked them to leave the mall, and when the men protested, they were beaten — with one man needing 10 stitches in his head.