Canada:
Class Action Filed Against Horne Foundry, Quebec Government
27 October 2023
Siskinds LLP
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iHeart
Radio recently covered the announcement of Siskinds Desmeules proposed class action
against Horne Foundry.
On October 23, 2023, Siskinds Desmeules filed an application for
authorization to institute a class action against Glencore
Corporation Canada and the Government of Quebec for damages caused
to residents of the City of Rouyn-Noranda as a result of the
release of toxic and carcinogenic contaminants (including arsenic,
lead, cadmium and sulphur) into the atmosphere by the Horne
smelter.
Read the article here.
Learn more about the Horne Smelter's contaminants emission
class action here.
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