Aside from being an exceedingly entertaining read (for anyone other than the petitioners» counsel), the opinion is of interest for Judge Posner's additional discussion of the potential (with an emphasis on the word potential)
abuses of class action settlements by both plaintiffs» attorneys and defendants.
The IAP is the mechanism through which people who suffered serious physical, sexual, or psychological
abuse at residential schools can apply for additional compensation on top
of the base
class action settlement.