STATUS EPILÉPTICO
CONVULSIVO GENERALIZADO
2. STATUS EPILÉPTICO PARCIAL
2.2. STATUS EPILÉPTICO PARCIAL COMPLEJO
In October 2010, prior to the Goldstone Arrangement, Patrick Sheridan, the former President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Goldstone, and Gary Conn, a former senior officer and director of Goldstone, together with their respective management companies, commenced legal actions against Goldstone. Mr. Sheridan alleged breach of contract and sought damages of up to $1.4 million, including punitive damages, plus costs and interest. Mr. Conn alleged breach of a consulting agreement or, alternatively, wrongful dismissal and other causes of action and is seeking damages of up to approximately $3.4 million, plus costs and interest.
With respect to the Sheridan Action, the parties have agreed to a settlement. Pursuant to such settlement, Goldstone paid a sum to Mr. Sheridan, which was included in general and administrative expenses in 2012. Goldstone had also commenced third party claims against Mr. Conn and three former directors in order to seek contribution and indemnity for any amounts that it may be found liable to pay Mr. Sheridan and his management company in the Sheridan Action - which third party claims have been dismissed.
Goldstone dismissed Mr. Conn for cause on October 1, 2010. In its counterclaim against Mr. Conn (the “Conn Counterclaim”), Goldstone is seeking damages from Mr. Conn and his management company in the amount of $5 million for breach of fiduciary duty and duty of care, fraud, misrepresentation, conflict of interest, unjust enrichment, gross negligence, negligence and breach of contract; and $100,000 in punitive damages. Goldstone has also alleged
(Incorporated under the laws of Ontario)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Stated in Canadian Dollars)
For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 other causes of action, plus costs and interest.
In January 2011, Mr. Conn commenced a legal action (the “Defamation Claim”) against Goldstone, four of its directors, and other individuals, seeking damages of $2.5 million based on alleged conspiracy, libel, defamation and intentional infliction of mental suffering arising from alleged improper publication of certain allegations contained in the Conn Counterclaim. On May 24, 2011, the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) granted Goldstone’s motion for summary judgment. The summary judgment concluded that the allegations in the Conn Counterclaim which, in Goldstone’s view justified Mr. Conn’s termination for cause, but which according to Mr. Conn were allegedly defamatory, were true. Mr. Conn sought to appeal the judgment, but the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal on November 18, 2011.
With respect to the Conn Action, Goldstone launched a summary judgment motion on the basis that certain allegations which were relied upon to justify cause for Mr. Conn’s dismissal have already been proven in a related proceeding being the Defamation Claim. Goldstone’s motion for summary judgment was unsuccessful and the parties will now continue with the Conn Action and related Conn Counterclaim.
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In order to give such forward-looking information, the Corporation has made certain assumptions about the Corporation’s business, the economy and the mineral exploration industry in general and has also assumed that contracted parties provide goods and services on agreed timeframes, plant and equipment work as anticipated, required regulatory approvals are received, no unusual geological or technical problems occur, no material adverse change in the price of gold occurs and no significant events occur outside of the Corporation’s normal course of business. Although the assumptions were considered reasonable by management of the Corporation at the time the forward-looking information is given, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate. In addition, the following are material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from a conclusion, forecast or projection contained in the forward-looking information in this annual report: the inability of the Corporation to maintain its interest in its mineral projects or to obtain or comply with all required permits and licences, risks normally incidental to exploration and development of mineral properties, uncertainties in the interpretation of drill results, the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with expectations, uncertainty of mineral resource estimates, joint venture risk, changes in governmental regulation adverse to the Corporation, First Nations consultations, environmental risks, economic uncertainties, the inability of the Corporation to obtain additional financing when and as needed, dependence on a small number of key personnel, competition from other mining businesses, the future price of gold and other metals and commodities, title defects and other related matters. Although the Corporation has attempted to identify material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from a conclusion, forecast or projection contained in the forward-looking information, there may be other factors that could cause results to differ from what is anticipated, estimated or intended. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Corporation or that the Corporation currently deems immaterial may also impair the Corporation’s business operations.
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