Barrick sued Lopehandia in Canada for libel in October 2002. A Canadian judge found in favour of Barrick ....
In 2004, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered Lopehandia to pay general damages of $75 000 and punitive damages of $50 000 to Barrick. It also granted a permanent injunction restraining Lopehandia and Chile Mineral Fields Canada from posting on the Internet or publishing defamatory comments concerning Barrick or its officers, directors or employees.