Iran's public rejection of two proposed Canadian class-action lawsuits over the downing of Flight PS752 could help victims' families in their battle for compensation, said a lawyer representing plaintiffs in Canada. Competing legal claimsAs first reported by the National Post, Canada's federal government served Iran with two proposed class-action lawsuits on Sept. 1 after several months of delay. The federal government has to serve lawsuits to Iran under Ontario law since a foreign country is named as a defendant. The two lawsuits are different in their approaches and are competing to win compensation for victims' families from Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian officials. Victims' families in Canada already have each received one-time payments of $25,000 from the federal government for immediate support, including the costs of repatriating loved ones.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2020 15:47 UTC