A subsidiary of a Houston-based petroleum transportation company can’t evade a class action seeking damages allegedly caused by a pipeline spill in central Alberta, a provincial Canadian court said.
Suzanne and Darin Rieger, representing a class of over 500 property owners, meet the criteria for a class action under provincial legislation, Justice Glen Poelman of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta said in a judgment posted online Tuesday.
The class action application, filed seven years ago, covers six actions against Plains Midstream Canada ULC, including allegations of negligence, vicarious liability, and nuisance. The company is a subsidiary of
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