Two 'Freedom Convoy' organizers say they can't afford to defend class-action lawsuit, glen_mcgregor reports:
Two organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" say they don't have enough money to defend a potential class-action lawsuit against them and want a court to unfreeze donations made to the convoy so they can pay for lawyers.
The lawsuit was launched in February by Ottawa public servant Zexi Li on behalf of residents of Ottawa's downtown core, alleging damages caused by the sustained noise of truck horns and diesel fumes. In the course of the lawsuit, Champ successfully obtained court orders to freeze money donated to the convoy through sites such as GoFundMe and GiveSendGo, as well as email transfers and cryptocurrency payments.
“Aside from the truck he uses to generate income, which is worth approximately $40,000 to $50,000 with $15,000 in corresponding financing charges, he drives a modest personal vehicle,” the motion record says. The plaintiffs in the Li case are resisting the motion to release the funds, arguing that Dichter and Garrah must prove they have no other assets available before applying to release funds from escrow.
The court had previously agreed to unfreeze $100,000 of the donations to pay legal fees for another group of defendants to the lawsuit involved with Freedom Corp. 2022, the not-for-profit set up to receive the donations.
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