News by subject: LAW/LEGAL ISSUES

West Mountain Environmental Corp. (the "Company" or "WMT") received notice that a lawsuit had been filed against it by Shanghai Hehui Environmental Technology, Co. Ltd. claiming that the Company has failed to deliver the TPS unit in a timeframe that...

BBX Capital Corporation ("BBX Capital") announced today that the long-awaited trial of the last remaining claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission against BBX Capital and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alan B. Levan will...

The following news is being issued by Borrelli Walsh (Cayman) Limited, representatives of VisionChina Media Inc (?Company?) ? the Company announces today that by order of the Grand Court made on 2 March 2017, Margot MacInnis of Borrelli Walsh...

Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the new judicial application process announced on October 20, 2016. The new...

The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that our criminal laws protect Canadians, hold offenders to account, meet the highest standards of equity and fairness, respect the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and show compassion to...

The safety and security of Canadians are of paramount importance to our Government. We also believe that public confidence in the criminal justice system is essential. For victims or survivors of sexual assault, building this confidence requires that...

Licensed marijuana producer Organigram Inc. and its parent company Organigram Holdings Inc.  (collectively, the "Company" or "Organigram") will launch a strong defense against a proposed class-action suit related to recent voluntary product recalls....

Giganews (https://www.giganews.com), the world's premier Usenet access provider, announced today that the United States District Court for the Central District of California has granted Giganews' motion to appoint a receiver to carry out a levy on...

On February 7, 2017, the Competition Bureau of Canada made a website announcement that a company named Mega Byte Information had pled guilty and was fined $450,000 for deceptive telemarketing and that its President, Georges Haligua, was prohibited...

Seven leading education organizations representing millions of students, families, and educators submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Gavin Grimm in the case of ?G.G. v. Gloucester Coun?ty School Board. Several of the...

This press release is being disseminated by CDJ Global Catalyst LLC ("CDJ"), as required by National Instrument 62-103 of the Canadian Securities Administrators in connection with the filing of an early warning report regarding the acquisition of...

The Executive Director of the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a notice of hearing alleging that two B.C. residents and a company committed fraud using a boiler room and breached a cease trade order. The notice alleges...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRES SERVICES, OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. ("Primeline" or the "Company") today announced settlement of the dispute with Zhejiang Natural Gas Development Company...

New Frontier Data, the authority in business intelligence for the cannabis industry, has been following the Administration's recent positioning on marijuana policy in the U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions echoed White House Press Secretary Sean...

A British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has permanently banned Siu Mui "Debbie" Wong and Siu Kon "Bonnie" Soo from B.C.'s capital markets for illegal distributions and multiple acts of fraud. In the same decision, the panel also ordered...

The trial held in connection with the lawsuit of Strateco Resources Inc. ("Strateco") against the Attorney General of Quebec, on behalf of the Government of Quebec and the Minister of the Environment, has concluded. The trial was held from January 9...

Akin Gump has helped clients Auction House 43, Inc.; Modem Pawn Brokers, Inc.; and Boris Aronov successfully resolve a nearly year-long battle involving an extraordinarily rare unheated blue Kashmir sapphire (the "Royal Sapphire"). The Royal Sapphire...

A British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has found that SunCentro Corporation; John Leonard Carswell; Robert Thomas Helina; Donald Weiss; YDS Energy, Resources and Humanitarian Relief Corporation; Yawar Sattar Khan; and David Kenge Kato...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. Emblem Corp. ("Emblem" OR the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (the "MOU")...

Nutritional High International Inc. (the "Company" or "Nutritional High") wishes to comment on recent statements made by some of the members of US Presidential Administration in regards to US Federal Government's stance on the cannabis industry in...

Canada Border Services Agency This document corrects and replaces the press release that was sent on February 24, at 1:30 PM ET. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) welcomes the University of Toronto's International Human Rights...

Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) welcomes the University of Toronto's International Human Rights Program (IHRP) report on Canadian children housed in immigration detention. As part of the Government of...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in January 2017 for violations of the Fisheries Act. The fines imposed on the Magdalen Islands offenders total $22,050. The offenders are:...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in recent months for various offences under the Fisheries Act. The fines imposed on the offenders total $19,435. The offenders are:  ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, has released a list of fishers fined in recent months for various offences under the Fisheries Act. The fines imposed on the offenders total $7,000. The offenders are:...

BlackPearl Resources Inc. ("BlackPearl" or the "Company") (OMX:PXXS) is pleased to announce that the 2016 Annual Filings Document is available for download from the Company's website: http://www.blackpearlresources.ca/s/CurrentFR.asp. The...

Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin Mining" or the "Company") (OMX:LUMI) announces that the 2016 Annual Filings Document is available for download from the Company's website: http://www.lundinmining.com/s/FinancialStatements.asp. About Lundin...

Belo Sun Mining Corp. ("Belo Sun" or the "Company") has received an order from the judge of the Agrarian Court of Altamira issuing a temporary 180-day injunction halting certain work related to the Construction Licence ("LI") for the Volta Grande...

Copper One Inc. ("Copper One" or the "Company") has filed an appeal with the Court of Québec against the decision of the Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles ("MERN"), issued on February 8, 2017, to suspend all of Copper One's mining...

The following statement is from Javier Palomarez, President & CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and National Diversity Coalition Advisor for the Trump Administration:"Almost five years ago, President Obama set forth on a course to...

In a settlement agreement with the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), Vicky Dancho (a.k.a. Ju Huang) has admitted to breaching the Securities Act by signing promissory notes for investments to which no exemptions applied. Dancho is a B.C....

A British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has permanently banned Richard Lian (also known as Richard Terry Ruuska) and Enna M. Keller from B.C.'s capital markets for fraud and breaches of cease trade and temporary orders. In the same...

New Bedford (MA) Mayor Jonathan Mitchell will testify before the House Subcommittee on Environment tomorrow, Thursday, February 16 at 10 a.m. ET during a hearing titled "Modernizing Environmental Laws: Challenges and Opportunities for Expanding...

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has suspended the licences of all Lexin wells, facilities, and pipelines, requiring the company to cease all production. Lexin has failed to comply with multiple orders, lacks sufficient staff to manage its...

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has elevated fifteen of its attorneys to partner. The new partners are Frank A. Bacelli (Washington, D.C.), Dylan I. Ballard (San Francisco), Paul Berkowitz (Century City),...

Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (Quest) is providing this bi-weekly default status report in accordance with National Policy 12-203 Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults. On January 31, 2017, Quest announced by way of press release that...

Scorpio Gold Corporation ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") announces it has reached a settlement with National EWP, Inc. ("National") to end the court proceedings involving its 70% indirectly owned subsidiary Mineral Ridge LLC ("MRG"), the operator...

The Commissioner of Canada Elections, Mr. Yves Côté, has announced that two charges have been laid under the Canada Elections Act, as requested by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mr. Martial Boudreau is charged with altering, defacing...

In a decision announced yesterday, the Quebec Court of Appeal has authorized a class action by the Société québécoise de gestion collective des droits de reproduction (better known as Copibec) against Université Laval on behalf of all authors and...

Copper One Inc. ("Copper One" or "the Company") reports that it has received a decision from the Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles ("MERN") dated February 8, 2017 suspending all of Copper One's mining claims related to its Rivière...

Department of Justice Canada The Government is committed to strengthening its efforts to combat human trafficking and better protect its victims, who are often among society's most vulnerable. Human trafficking is a very serious criminal...

Arbutus Biopharma Corporation , an industry-leading therapeutic solutions company focused on developing a cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, today announced that the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted Arbutus' request for a...

The Executive Director of the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a temporary order to allow BCSC staff to complete their investigation into whether 13 people and nine companies have violated securities legislation. The...

Department of Canadian Heritage and Department of Justice Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, are pleased to announce...

Copper One Inc. ("Copper One" or "the Company") reports that on Friday, February 3, 2017, it responded to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources' ("MERN") letter (see Copper One's press release dated January 27, 2017, for a copy of the letter)...

A British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has found that Christine Maria Cerisse made false or misleading statements to BCSC investigators. In the same decision, the panel dismissed allegations of misrepresentation, market manipulation,...

ClearStream Energy Services Inc. ("ClearStream" or the "Company") announced today that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued its decision in the matter of Brompton Corp. v. Tuckamore Holdings LP with the Court granting Brompton Corp.'s...

A South African judge issued a ruling today in favour of Ivanplats Pty. Ltd., an Ivanhoe Mines subsidiary, clearing the way for the company to proceed with the relocation of informal graves in the vicinity of its Platreef Mine development project...

On February 1, 2017, Brompton Corp. (the "Company") was notified that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) has granted the Company's motion for summary judgment in respect of the Company's ongoing indemnification claim against...

A British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has found that Brendan James Schouw and Hornby Residences Ltd. perpetrated fraud on an investor. The panel found that in November 2009, Schouw convinced one investor to invest $1 million...