Ottawa woman seeks to sue ‘Freedom convoy’ protesters in $9.8M class action
On Friday, Ottawa resident Zexi Li filed a lawsuit seeking damages for emotional and mental distress, headaches, sleeping difficulties, difficulty concentrating and interference with quiet enjoyment of her home
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With their GoFundMe account now frozen, the participants in the “Freedom convoy” in Ottawa are now also facing a lawsuit from an Ottawa woman who has opened her case up for others to join as a potential class action.
On Friday, Ottawa resident Zexi Li filed a lawsuit in Ontario Superior Court, seeking damages for emotional and mental distress, headaches, sleeping difficulties, difficulty concentrating and interference with quiet enjoyment of her home.
“The Class Members are living in daily torment caused by the incessant blasting of truck horns,” reads the statement of claim.
The suit seeks $9.8 million in damages plus costs for participants in the potential class action.
The suit names Chris Barber, Benjamin Dichter, Tamara Lich and Patrick King as organizers of the “Freedom convoy,” based on them being listed as such on social media accounts used to organize the event.
A further 60 people listed as “John Doe” who own the trucks currently parked in the protest area are also named, but their exact identities were unknown at the time of the filing, says the statement.