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They also said defendants treated them "in a high-handed and oppressive manner. The conduct of the University and the individual defendants described herein constitute such wanton and reckless disregard of their professional duties, their contractual obligation as well as their Charter obligations, and (have) caused such devastating harm that an award of punitive and aggravated damages is warranted."
Damages plaintiffs suffered include loss of income, reputation, mental distress and suffering (including depression and anxiety), loss of future employment as surgeons, and loss of time and opportunity to pursue other medical specialties.
In 2008, St. Lewis prepared her assessment. A January 30, 2012 press release announced the above lawsuit. However, U of O racism is likely longstanding.
St. Lewis is Black. She teaches civil liberties, social justice, and Canadian constitutional law. It's hard imagining she's not familiar with examples of campus racial injustice.
Rancourt criticized her assessment. He said "rather than being an independent report, and far from being of professional caliber, (her) evaluation is prima facie intended to diffuse a media and public relations management liability for the University."
He suggested that St. Lewis "acted like president Allan Rock's house negro when she enthusiastically toiled to discredit a (credible) 2008 SAC report about systemic racial discrimination at the university."
He added that Malcolm X first used the term. He provided a video of him stating it. People in Western countries use pejoratives often without retaliatory lawsuits.
Filing them is rare. Why bother when targeted individuals can respond in kind. St. Lewis' action was politically motivated. She seeks $500,000 in general defamation damages, $250,000 in aggravated damages, and $250,000 for punitive ones.
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