Lawsuit - OT - Sort ofNot sure if this is a whiny company or someone with a case, but could be a warning to those who post lies.
VANCOUVER, Dec. 6 /CNW/ - Novawest Resources Inc. (TSXV - "NVE"; Frankfurt -
"NWN"), announces that the Company has filed a Writ of Summons in the Supreme
Court of British Columbia naming as Defendants Stockgroup Media Inc.
("Stockgroup") and an anonymous John Doe posting under the name 4Seer. The
Defendant, Stockgroup, carries on business as the operator of a number of
Internet Websites, the Stockgroup Network of Sites, under the domain names,
which include Stockhouse.ca and Stockhouse.com. John Doe, who has identified
him or herself as 4Seer, is a registered "member" of Stockhouse.ca. On or about
December 4, 2007, Stockhouse.ca falsely and maliciously published and/or posted
or caused to be published and/or posted numerous defamatory messages written by
John Doe, also known as 4Seer, of and concerning the Plaintiff 'Novawest
Resources Inc."
By reason of these publications, the Plaintiff has been seriously injured in
character, credit and reputation. The Plaintiff claims against the Defendants;
the following: 1) a mandatory injunction to immediately remove the messages
posted by the Defendants until the trial of this action or until further Order
of the Court; 2) An injunction restraining the Defendant, Stockgroup, from publishing or posting any further messages written by the individual known as
4Seer, regarding the Plaintiff, until the trial of this action or further Order
of the Court; 3) a mandatory injunction compelling the Defendant, Stockgroup,
to disclose forthwith to the Plaintiffs the name and address of the individual
known as 4Seer, as well as any additional pseudonyms used by this individual of
which Stockgroup is aware; 4) General damages; 5) Special damages; 6)
Aggravated damages; 7) Punitive damages; 8) Costs of this action; and 9) such
further and other relief as the Court may deem just.
Statements transmitted and published over Stockhouse.ca about particular
companies are accessible by millions of individuals including potential
investors and the extent of the damage could be considerable. The allegations
in the statement of claim have not yet been addressed or proven before the
courts, and no statement of defence has yet been filed.