POL250Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Res Judicata, Encana, David Suzuki
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* corny wanless , jessica earnst, murray klippenstein (partner in law firm in toronto focusing on social justice and legal defense cases) * started in 2007 33 million dollar law suit against encana, alberta environment, and aer. * ernst started getting visits from the rcmp, was more difficult trying to access information requests around alberta council research report which had been considerably edited by the folks in the alberta environment before it was released. * official statement of claim submitted in 2011. Lawsuit was filed in 2007 but a lot of back and forth to make a statement of claim. *suing encana for: negligence causing water contamination (water can light on fire and cant really use), nuisance (noise pollution), trespass (on her property without permission), pollution from fracking fluids (in ground water). * suing government of alberta (alberta environment): negligence (along the same lines she"s suing provincial energy regulator, not upholding to its duty)
