Lawyers in a class-action lawsuit against a former Moncton nurse are looking to replace their lead plaintiff after she died suddenly last month. Jayde Scott had been representing many mothers who say Nicole Ruest gave them labour-inducing drugs without their consent.
Lawyers propose to replace Jayde Scott with her estate, represented by her mother
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· Posted: Sep 04, 2026 5:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Virginia Gillmore is a partner with Fidelis Law, one of the law firms handling the class-action suit against former nurse Nicole Ruest and Horizon Health. (Radio-Canada)
A woman who was the driving force behind a class-action lawsuit against a former Moncton nurse and the Horizon Health Network has died, but her lawyers are hoping her mother can take on her role in the case.
Jayde Scott was the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit which alleges former Horizon nurse Nicole Ruest gave her and possibly hundreds of other women a labour-inducing drug without their consent.
“It is hugely disappointing,” said Virginia Gillmore, part of the legal team behind the class-action suit.
“Jayde started this because she was a victim and she was concerned about the other people who were victims as well.”
Scott was just over 38 weeks pregnant with twins at the time and ended up having an emergency C-section.
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