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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLawsuit filed against convoy organizers, seeking damages on behalf of downtown Ottawa residents
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/lawsuit-filed-against-convoy-organizers-seeking-damages-on-behalf-of-downtown-ottawa-residents-1.5768731 Organizers of the Freedom Convoy that has gridlocked downtown Ottawa for the last week are facing a potential $9.8-million class-action lawsuit over continuous vehicle horn noise, filed on behalf of residents of the citys downtown core.
According to a statement of claim filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Friday by lawyer Paul Champ, the lawsuit is seeking $4.8 million for private nuisance and another $5 million in punitive damages.
The statement of claim focuses on the honking as one of the main coordinated tactics convoy participants have used to make their presence known, alleging that the use of horns as organized by the defendants has caused significant mental distress, suffering and torment to the plaintiff and the proposed class members.
The case is set to go to court on Saturday afternoon, as the plaintiff is seeking an injunction calling for an end to the continued nuisance being experienced by downtown residents that have now faced a week of disruptions due to the ongoing demonstration.
The lead plaintiff, Zexi Li, is a 21-year-old public servant who lives within five blocks of Parliament Hill, though class certification is being sought ..............
According to a statement of claim filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Friday by lawyer Paul Champ, the lawsuit is seeking $4.8 million for private nuisance and another $5 million in punitive damages.
The statement of claim focuses on the honking as one of the main coordinated tactics convoy participants have used to make their presence known, alleging that the use of horns as organized by the defendants has caused significant mental distress, suffering and torment to the plaintiff and the proposed class members.
The case is set to go to court on Saturday afternoon, as the plaintiff is seeking an injunction calling for an end to the continued nuisance being experienced by downtown residents that have now faced a week of disruptions due to the ongoing demonstration.
The lead plaintiff, Zexi Li, is a 21-year-old public servant who lives within five blocks of Parliament Hill, though class certification is being sought ..............
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Lawsuit filed against convoy organizers, seeking damages on behalf of downtown Ottawa residents (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Feb 2022
OP
That's not a "Freedom Convoy". It's a good ol' Fascist Free-Dumb Convoy that is
abqtommy
Feb 2022
#3
Thanks, I already knew that. A successful lawsuit will be a double de-funding! It's obvious
abqtommy
Feb 2022
#5
Before GoFundMe cut them off, they raised over $10MM, now that money can go to the townspeople.
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2022
#7
dalton99a
(81,485 posts)1. The assholes are harassing and terrorizing local residents
Start levying fines and make them go back to Bumfuck, Idaho
PortTack
(32,765 posts)2. Good! Make em pay...it's the only thing they will respond to
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)3. That's not a "Freedom Convoy". It's a good ol' Fascist Free-Dumb Convoy that is
well-financed and also heading to Toronto. Let's de-fund them!
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. Their gofundme was shut down.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)5. Thanks, I already knew that. A successful lawsuit will be a double de-funding! It's obvious
that they have funding sources beyond the closed go-fund-me account.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)6. Confiscate their trucks!
Using a truck to commit a crime, forfeiture please.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)8. That'd work for me! nt
TheBlackAdder
(28,192 posts)7. Before GoFundMe cut them off, they raised over $10MM, now that money can go to the townspeople.
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Have a judge put that money in escrow until this can be worked out.
https://crooksandliars.com/2022/02/gofundme-ends-payments-trucker-protest
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lame54
(35,287 posts)9. Money being automatically refunded