Lawsuit over RCMP gun seizure during 2013 Alberta flood abandoned

CALGARY – A proposed class-action lawsuit against the RCMP over the seizure of guns during the 2013 floods in southern Alberta has been abandoned due to lack of interest.

The lawsuit was initially launched in 2015 on behalf of High River plaintiffs Jane and Donald White, but lawyer Clint Docken says it was abandoned after failed efforts to attract more plaintiffs

It argued the seizure was an unlawful and unnecessary invasion of people’s private lives and caused distress, humiliation and anguish.

It also alleged Mounties damaged homes and property, breached people’s charter rights and caused them emotional and psychological trauma.