Philip identifies 5 people behind Internet aliases

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Philip Services Corp. has identified at least five individuals speculated to have made critical messages on the Internet about the company. The company was given a 60-day legal extension to decide if it will sue the identified individuals, namely, freelance journalist Paul Palango and his wife, John Gallagher, who previously told of his involvement, Michael Hilson and Martha Pierson. Philips, one of the largest recyclers of industrial waste in North America, was given a 60-day extension as opposed to the normal 30-day extension to file a lawsuit to the persons it said have defamed the company by attacking and libeling employees and management.

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Identified at least 5 individuals speculated to have made critical messages on the Internet about the company

Materials Recovery Facilities, Solid Waste Recovery, Recycling, Philip Services Corp.

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Istar fights Philip court order to list clients

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Istar Internet Inc. is attempting to overthrow a court order forcing it to reveal the identities of clients who wrote negative comments about Philip Services Corp. on an Internet chat site. Although the Internet access firm has already supplied information to Philip under the Jun. 24, 1998 court order, Istar filed a motion in Ontario' Court's General Division on Jul. 23, 1998 to have the order overturned and to stop Philip from exploiting any information it received so far. Istar CFO Wes Roitman stated in an affidavit filed with the motion that the court order will affect the its business as customers rely on the firm's confidentiality.

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Is attempting to overthrow a court order forcing it to identify clients who wrote negative comments about Philip Services Corp

Internet service providers, Istar Internet Inc.

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Court rules brokerages can't be sued over Bre-X

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Bre-X Minerals Ltd's investors could not be able to sue analysts and brokerage companies that recommended the company's shares, according to the ruling of Justice Warren Winkler of the Ontario Superior Court on May 13, 1999. Bre-X stockholders sued the company in 1997 when its gold property in Busang, Indonesia, was determined as a fraud. The seven named brokerage companies excluded by Winkler from the class-action suit include ScotiaMcLeod Inc and Nesbitt Burns Inc.

Gold Ore Mining, Gold Mines, Bre-X Minerals Ltd.

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