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Loretta P. Merritt will be speaking at LEARN, part of the Abuse Hurts (Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness) HOPE Conference Series on May 17th, 2022.

Toronto lawyer Loretta Merritt, who specializes in civil sexual assault cases, said more people like Mullen want to speak out about their experience. Publication bans are implemented without consultation with the complainants, who don’t have the power to revoke them, she added.

Congratulations to Loretta Merritt on her selection as a recipient of the prestigious Attorney General’s Victim Services Award of Distinction for 2021-2022.

The CBC’s Fifth Estate has done a second program “School of Secrets” on our Grenville Christian College case.

As a result of Loretta’s successful trial against Grenville Christian College and the Fifth Estate’s investigative program, the Ontario Provincial Police are now reviewing their previous investigation into Grenville Christian College.

The CBC recently did a story about the Grenville Christian College case that Loretta co-counseled with Sabrina Lombardi. This is a precedent setting case: it is the first abuse case to go to a common issues trial in a class action and the first systemic negligence case to go to trial.

Loretta Merritt is representing the plaintiffs in the Camp Wahanowin sexual abuse case.

The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision on October 26, 2021, confirming the common issues trial judgement.

Loretta P. Merritt was quoted by The New York Times on the Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal.

Loretta P. Merritt's recent article titled, "Privacy in Civil Sexual Assault Cases" was featured in the November issue of the Canadian Privacy Law Review.

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Loretta Merritt appears in a new documentary called Born Bad, from CBC Docs POV.

Loretta Merritt’s Grenville Christian College case appeal heard May 4, 2021. She was quoted by CBC News on the case.

Loretta Merritt was interviewed by Investigative Correspondent, Molly Thomas, on CTV W5 regarding whether class-action lawsuits work well in historic abuse cases.

Irene Deschene was sexually abused as a child by priest Charles Sylvester of the Diocese of London in Ontario.

Torkin Manes' lawyer, Loretta P. Merritt and Sabrina Lombardi of McKenzie Lake Lawyers', precedent-setting win in the landmark Grenville Christian College class-action suit was featured in Toronto Life magazine. It is the first-ever common issues trial in Canada in a class action for historical abuse.

Lawyer Loretta Merritt has been involved with cases against Scouts Canada for decades, including one ongoing civil case involving Sullivan. She says Scouts Canada should alert people in Newfoundland and Labrador about Sullivan's past.

Loretta Merritt was quoted in several publications regarding her client, Irene Deschenes' decades-long legal battle. Deschenes was sexually abused by a priest as a child.

Loretta Merritt will be speaking at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association fall conference on October 23, 2020. She will be presenting "Sexual Abuse: Developing a Claim for Vicarious Liability" with Claire Wilkinson of Martin & Hillyer Associates.

Loretta Merritt was recently a guest on The Happy Lawyer Podcast with host, Catherine Shearer. Loretta shares the wisdom she has gained over her 33 year career at Torkin Manes.