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The self-proclaimed “mom” of a monkey named Darwin, who raised to fame after being discovered wandering around a Toronto IKEA parking lot almost a year ago in a diaper and winter coat, has been ordered to pay more than $80,000 in legal costs. A Toronto real estate lawyer, Yasmin Nakhuda, owned the monkey until it was seized by animal services after its December 2012 escape. Nakhuda had previously sued to try to get him back but as a result of the trial conducted last spring, Ontario Superior Court Justice Mary Vallee ordered in September that Darwin should stay in a primate sanctuary in Sunderland, Ont.
Later on Friday, Justice Vallee issued a costs ruling that order Ms. Nakhuda to pay $83,077 for the legal bills of the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary and its property owner Sherri Delaney. According to Ms. Delaney’s lawyer, Kevin Toyne of Brauti Thorning Zibarras LLP, they were acting pro bono and said it was not unusual for winning litigants with pro bono lawyers to seek costs. Mr. Toyne had requested the court to reimburse a total of $122,45.94 in legal costs, along with $4,498.72 for “costs incurred by the defendants for hiring security for their premises, which they submit was necessary after they received certain threats, including a death threat to Ms. Delaney and a threat to burn down the premises.”
On the other hand, Ms. Nakhuda‘s lawyer argued that she should not cover the defendants’ costs since Ms. Delaney was not poor and because the defendants made “improper” allegations against Ms. Nakhuda that were “an effort to destroy” her reputation.
These are definitely GREEDY numbers ! I hope she pays ABSOLUTELY NOTHING !!!!!