I am interested in this topic from a legal perspective. When “civil” settlements are reached that do not carry an admission of guilt (presumably) what are the legalities of the apparent ongoing actions here? From a legal standpoint what is happening now and why? What are the rights of both parties post settlement? Obviously this didn’t go away after the settlement so with the increased public pressure what role did and does Hockey Canada play and why, the London Police, the NHL? If the boys are outed is that legal (yes or no)? Will they have a law suit if their potential employment is impacted? How would they prove damages (if they hadn’t made an NHL team yet) since making an NHL team is far from a sure thing? What is the threshold the NHL needs legally to suspend players? I assume that is in place but I don’t know the process.
@RustyCat and
@ERYX have both worked in this space so reading their posts on the topic is enlightening to me. I understand most people have a strong opinion on this topic and this does need to be moderated to avoid the death spiral but beyond the emotions of topic there is a an interesting process playing out here.
In the past 5 years I have been a non legal (free of charge) advisor to a few owners of businesses that were working through employee accusation of managment misconduct in their companies (none that were close to legal or civil charges). I advised on the process I have used of hiring arms length, 3rd party resources to preform safe, trusted, credible, and anonymous (if desired) in depth investigations into accusations. If owners wished I would also sit in on their meetings with the hired resource post report and help with course of action.
