Breakthrough Ideas founder: Lawsuit against Gotion, Village of Manteno 'is going forward'

Judge rules lawsuit against Gotion plant may proceed; Attorney: ‘Everything that Gotion tried to do, they lost’ – Kankakee Times

A Kankakee County judge ruled on May 14 that most claims in a lawsuit filed by Concerned Citizens of Manteno against Gotion Inc. and the Village of Manteno can proceed. The ruling is seen as a significant step in the legal battle over Gotion’s proposed battery plant and its potential use of toxic chemicals.

Breakthrough Ideas founder: Lawsuit against Gotion, Village of Manteno 'is going forward'

Jeanne Ives, a former state legislator and founder of Breakthrough Ideas, has voiced her opposition to politicians who support subsidies benefiting the Chinese Communist Party. She urged Congress to pass the No Gotion Act."The CCP-backed Gotion company and the Village of Manteno got slapped down by the Judge today," said Ives. "The citizen case against them on 7 counts from zoning to use of toxic chemicals is going forward.tion. This is the seco…