Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Resolute/Greenpeace Lawsuit in Court

A Superior Court judge in Thunder Bay is reserving his ruling in the first battle of what is expected to be a long courtroom war between Resolute Forest Products and Greenpeace Canada. 
The forestry giant is suing the environmental group for $5 million for "defamation, malicious falsehood and intentional interference with economic relations."The claim relates to a Greenpeace campaign, beginning in 2012, that was critical of Resolute's forest practices. Greenpeace asked the court on Thursday to strike down Resolute's claim of intentional interference. 
Lawyer Jordan Goldblatt argued that Resolute had not shown the court that the company suffered financial losses related to the environmental group's interactions with its customers.But the lawyer for Resolute said the company is unable to make those connections until it has full disclosure from Greenpeace about its tactics.