Lawsuit against B.C. company by miners injured in shooting must be heard in Guatemala: Judge
Lawsuit against B.C. company by miners injured in shooting must be heard in Guatemala: Judge
THE CANADIAN PRESS November 10, 2015
VANCOUVER — A judge has ruled that seven protesters hurt outside a Guatemalan mine owned by a company registered in British Columbia must file their lawsuit in the Central American country.
The plaintiffs launched a civil claim against Tahoe Resources Inc. (TSX: THO) after security guards sprayed protesters with rubber bullets outside the Escobal Mine in 2013.
The seven Guatemalan citizens had argued the case should be heard in B.C. because they had no faith their country’s legal system would hold the company accountable.
But Tahoe asked the court to decline jurisdiction in the case, and B.C. Supreme Court Justice Laura Gerow agreed with the company.
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