Guatemalan Plaintiffs reach fair and reasonable settlement in Canadian mining lawsuits
TORONTO, ON, Oct. 7, 2024: Lawyers for the Plaintiffs are pleased to announce that after more than a decade of litigation, the Mayan Q’eqchi’ Plaintiffs have successfully reached a fair and reasonable settlement with Hudbay Minerals Inc. which resolves litigation regarding allegations of human rights abuse at the Fenix mine in Guatemala.
G20 Summit Class Action
In June of 2010, Toronto police conducted the largest mass arrests in Canadian history during global G20 summit meetings in Toronto.
Klippensteins and Eric Gillespie were co-counsel in a hard-fought eleven-year class action lawsuit defending the rights and liberties of all Canadians, which ended with a settlement that included a public police acknowledgement, police policy reform, and a substantial compensation to 1100 arrestees.
Ipperwash Litigation & Inquiry
In 1995, First Nation activist Dudley George was shot and killed by police in Ipperwash Provincial Park at a protest seeking to protect native burial grounds and Treaty lands.
Helping a new women’s shelter
When a non-profit womens’ organization secured funding for a much needed and well-designed shelter for abused and threatened women and their children, the contractor built a lovely facility — and then sued for millions of additional construction fees.
Fighting for the Rights of Cooperative Members: Matthew Co-op
Matthew Co-op is a housing co-operative in the County of Simcoe, Ontario, which is home to over 100 predominantly low-income Ontarians.
The Mushkegowuk Cree fight Workfare
When the provincial government dramatically cut back provincial social assistance,First Nations people across the province were especially hard-hit. TheMushkegowuk Council of First Nations on the James Bay coast asked us to challengethe province’s imposition of the changes on First Nations.