Loblaws Off the Hook for Rana Plaza Disaster; Bangladeshi Lawsuit Fails

Loblaws Off the Hook for Rana Plaza Disaster; Bangladeshi Lawsuit Fails
File photo of a Loblaws grocery store in Toronto. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
The Canadian Press
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TORONTO—One of the country’s largest retailers is finally off the hook for the devastating collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh six years ago.

In a decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear a group of Bangladeshi victims and relatives who wanted to sue Loblaws over the tragedy.