Yukon files to dismiss miners claimsYep that crook Lord Dicky is at it again. If ever a man needed to be taken to the wood pile, he is it ! this is a partial from the Elko Daily News.
Yukon-Nevada, Queenstake asks court to dismiss suit
By ADELLA HARDING- Staff WriterELKO — Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. and subsidiary Queenstake Resources USA Inc. have filed motions asking the U.S. District Court in Reno to dismiss the lawsuit former Queenstake employees earlier filed for severance pay and back medical payments.
The motions also ask the court to dismiss a $5.2 million lien against Queenstake the former employees filed in their effort to recover money still due the 400 employees who lost their jobs when the company shut down the Jerritt Canyon Mine 50 miles north of Elko in August 2008.
“Because the class action was filed, we have to respond,†Elko attorney for Queenstake Gary DiGrazia said Tuesday.
“I’m hopeful they will be able to settle this and pay everyone in a fashion that makes these workers whole. They’ve been waiting over a year now. It would be better if they simply settle,†said Elko attorney Travis Gerber, who is acting for five ex-employees.
Meanwhile, the employees will be defending the motions, working with co-counsel Mark Thierman in Reno, Gerber said Tuesday.