Filed by an American collection agency, a lawsuit against forestry contractors local to Arrow Lakes has been temporarily put on hold by a Delaware judge. On January 20 a hearing was held in a U.S. court with PricewaterhouseCooper legal counsel attending via telephone conference.
Contractors came to court with concerns and the judge agreed that something should be done. The orders that are being given did not affect any of the Canadian entities, or at least they should not. The case was pretty much put on hold while mediators and lawyers tried to determine the best possible route for the lawsuit.
A spokesperson for the contractors says that she was notified of the lawsuit by mail, like a lot of others in the area. She claims that she has lined up her defense in case the proceedings continue, but she believes that the lawsuit is simply a last-ditch scheme to get cash.
The Minnesota-based legal collection agency asked the contractors business, Summit Lake Services for $19,000 for work finished three months before Pope and Talbots collapse.

June 23rd, 2011
Paul Smith
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