Chris Masillionis v. Silver Wheaton Corp. et al

  1. May 21, 2018

    Investors Battle Mining Co. Over Legal Docs In $207M Suit

    Investors have told a California federal court that a magistrate judge's decision was "plainly correct" in requiring Silver Wheaton Corp. to produce legal documents it gave to PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte to audit the company's financial statements in a class action over $207 million in tax liability.

  2. April 05, 2018

    Silver Wheaton Ordered To Produce Legal Docs In $207M Suit

    Mining company Silver Wheaton Corp. will have to produce the legal documents it provided to Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers to audit the company's financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a California federal magistrate judge has ruled in a class action over a $207 million tax liability.

  3. December 19, 2017

    Silver Wheaton Investors' Bid To Compel Testimony Stalled

    A California magistrate judge on Monday held off on asking British Columbian officials to help depose Silver Wheaton Corp.'s former executives in an investor class action alleging the Canadian silver company concealed a potential $207 million tax liability, ordering the parties to first hash out disputes over the questions.

  4. November 28, 2017

    Silver Wheaton Investors Seek Canada's Aid In Securities Row

    Silver Wheaton Corp. investors, alleging the Canadian silver company concealed a potential $207 million tax liability, on Monday asked a California federal court to issue letters rogatory to the Ministry of Justice for British Columbia to help compel the company's former chief financial officer and controller to appear and testify for oral depositions.

  5. May 12, 2017

    Silver Wheaton Investors Win Class Cert. In Securities Row

    A California federal judge granted class certification to Silver Wheaton Corp. investors who allege the Canadian silver company concealed a potential $207 million tax liability, according to court minutes filed Thursday, finding that though investors had inaccurately argued an omissions theory, their claims could move ahead based on the company's misrepresentations.

  6. February 27, 2017

    Canadian Silver Co. Says Investors Lied About Stock Trading

    A Canadian silver company being sued for alleged securities fraud related to approximately $207 million in potential tax liabilities claimed Friday that its investors made false statements about the extent of their stock trading and should therefore be denied class certification.

  7. February 22, 2017

    Silver Co. Slams Bid For Deloitte Docs In Fraud Suit

    An embattled Canadian silver company on Tuesday asked a California federal judge to nix an attempt by a putative class of investors to obtain financial records from Deloitte LLP (Canada) created after the class period, saying the documents are irrelevant to the suit.

  8. February 08, 2017

    Silver Co. Investors Seek Canada's Help In Fraud Suit

    Investors accusing a Canadian silver company of securities fraud and failing to divulge the possibility of a $207 million tax bill asked a California federal court to liaise with Canadian judicial authorities so they can obtain financial records from the company's auditors and consultants at Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers in British Columbia.

  9. November 02, 2016

    Silver Co. Investors Move For Class Cert. In $207M Tax Bill Suit

    Investors in a Canadian silver company asked a California judge on Tuesday to grant them class certification in their putative securities fraud suit alleging the company should have anticipated a $207 million bill for unpaid taxes.

  10. June 06, 2016

    Silver Co. Likely Stuck With Investors' $207M Tax Bill Suit

    A California federal judge on Monday tentatively refused to let a Canadian silver company out of a putative securities fraud class action alleging the company should have anticipated a $207 million bill for unpaid taxes, saying the suit sufficiently alleges the omission was intentional.