{"id":18949,"date":"2012-01-19T19:35:12","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T00:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/static\/?p=18949"},"modified":"2012-02-03T06:33:29","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T11:33:29","slug":"sue-the-bastards-ontario-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2012\/sue-the-bastards-ontario-2\/","title":{"rendered":"“Sue the bastards!” (Ontario)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nEditor’s note<\/em>: \u00a0An Ontario (Canada) farm couple, Sylvia & John Wiggins, is suing their neighbor for “hosting” wind turbines<\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wiggins are confident they can prove the value of their home dropped substantially once the neighbor’s lease with the “wind factory” became public knowledge. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wiggins are suing the wind company, as well. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They are being ably represented by a prominent Canadian trial lawyer, Eric K. Gillespie<\/a>. \u00a0Mr. Gillespie was attorney of record in the celebrated “Ian Hanna” case a year ago, and was lead counsel in a parallel case involving wind energy and the Ontario government. \u00a0Gillespie<\/a> intends to build on the gains achieved in those two cases, to win this one. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We wish Mr. Gillespie and the Wiggins all the best. \u00a0And we urge other people, anywhere in the world, who are likewise facing unscrupulous neighbors and rapacious “wind developers,” to follow suit.
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For Immediate Release to the Media, January 18, 2012<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n

From<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Eric K. Gillespie, L.L.B.
\nProfessional Corporation
\nBarristers & Solicitors
\nSuite 600
\n10 King Street East
\nToronto, Ontario \u00a0M5C 1C3
\nCanada<\/p>\n

Email: \u00a0egillespie@gillespielaw.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Regarding<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Wind Developer and a Farm Owner Are Being Sued over a Proposed Wind Turbine Project<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Wind developer WPD Canada<\/a> and a farm that signed a lease to host wind turbines are now both\u00a0being sued. The claim seeks an injunction and $2 million in damages related to the proposed\u00a0Fairview Wind Farm in Stayner. \u201cThis claim seems unique because the owner of the proposed\u00a0farm is also being sued,\u201d said lawyer Eric Gillespie. \u201cLandowners who decide to allow turbines\u00a0may need to look carefully at their legal position and potential liability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The claim focuses on alleged devaluation of property. The plaintiff, Sylvia Wiggins, and husband\u00a0John, listed their home for sale in 2011. Showings started but, they say, ended shortly after the\u00a0project was publicized. Recent data shows when a wind company bought out homes near another\u00a0Ontario project, on resale the company lost almost 35% of their value. \u201cThese kinds of things\u00a0appear to be happening with wind farms. We decided to do something now,\u201d said John Wiggins.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

. Editor’s note: \u00a0An Ontario (Canada) farm couple, Sylvia & John Wiggins, is suing their neighbor for “hosting” wind turbines. \u00a0 The Wiggins are confident they can prove the value of their home dropped substantially once the neighbor’s lease with the “wind factory” became public knowledge. \u00a0 The Wiggins are suing the wind company, as well. \u00a0 They are being ably represented by a prominent Canadian trial lawyer, Eric K. Gillespie. \u00a0Mr. Gillespie was attorney of record in the celebrated “Ian Hanna” case a year ago, and was lead counsel in a parallel case involving wind energy and the Ontario government. \u00a0Gillespie intends to build on the gains achieved in those two cases, to win this one. \u00a0 We wish Mr. Gillespie and the Wiggins all the best. \u00a0And we urge other people, anywhere in the world, who are likewise facing unscrupulous neighbors and rapacious “wind developers,” to follow suit. .\u00a0 For Immediate Release to the Media, January 18, 2012 From: Eric K. Gillespie, L.L.B. Professional Corporation Barristers & Solicitors Suite 600 10 King Street East Toronto, Ontario \u00a0M5C 1C3 Canada Email: \u00a0egillespie@gillespielaw.ca Regarding: Wind Developer and a Farm Owner Are Being Sued over a Proposed Wind Turbine Project   Wind developer WPD Canada and a farm that signed a lease to host wind turbines are now both\u00a0being sued. The claim seeks an injunction and $2 million in damages related to the proposed\u00a0Fairview Wind Farm in Stayner. \u201cThis claim seems unique because the owner of the proposed\u00a0farm is also being sued,\u201d said lawyer Eric Gillespie. \u201cLandowners who decide to allow turbines\u00a0may need to look carefully at their legal position and potential liability,\u201d he said. The claim focuses on alleged devaluation of property. The plaintiff, Sylvia Wiggins, and husband\u00a0John, listed their home for sale in 2011. Showings started but, they say,Read More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,170],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18949\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}