Saturday, July 12, 2008

Can We Counter Sue?

Saw this item (here):-

Canadian settlement builders sued

The villagers of Bilin are seeking punitive damages of $2m

Palestinian villagers are suing two Canadian construction companies over their involvement in building a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.

The case, filed at a court in Montreal, accuses the firms of violating international and Canadian law.

The Palestinians are seeking a court order to halt building work.

The lawyer for the villagers says this is the first case in which a foreign private sector company has been sued for investing in West Bank settlements.

The two companies, both registered in the province of Quebec, could not be reached for comment.


Wonder which firms, but in any case, sure we can counter-sue and here's the proof:-

Canadians in Israel suing Lebanese-Canadian bank

Filed in Montreal, suit alleges LCB illegally backed Hezbollah

Four Canadian citizens living in Israel are suing a financial institution, the Lebanese-Canadian Bank (LCB), alleging that it has illegally supported terrorist transactions for the Shia extremist group Hezbollah.

The innovative lawsuit, filed in Montreal this month, says properties of the plaintiffs were hit by rockets during the 2006 Middle East conflict. The claim argues the plaintiffs should be compensated because LCB was "grossly negligent" by allowing Hezbollah to bank.

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