TransPacific Partnership coming attraction: Infinito Gold slaps Costa Rica with a $1 billion lawsuit

[TalkingDog]

More of this to happen if the TPP goes through.

http://action.sumofus.org/a/mining-costarica/3/3/?sub=fb


Infinito Gold, a Canadian mining company, just slapped Costa Rica with a $1 billion lawsuit simply because the country decided its rainforests were more important than an open-pit gold mine.

[dipsydoodle]

1. Similar to the trans Atlantic one too.

Bayer are suing the EU for loss of income due to the moratoriun on use of some pesticides thought to be causing bee deaths.

[Quantess]

2. Bad news. (no text)

[flamingdem]

3. On what grounds can they bring a lawsuit?

Can't get that from the article

[cali]

4. the investors' rights chapter of the treaty

all FTAs have them. they all egregiously favor corporations. this is pretty common.