Rogers has labelled a lawsuit by Melinda Rogers-Hixon and Martha Rogers, daughters of the company’s founder, as unfounded and self-interested.
The sisters, who are also siblings of the current Chair, Edward Rogers, had previously accused the company of excluding them from board meetings and withholding information, calling the actions oppressive.
In a recent court filing in B.C., Rogers refuted these claims, suggesting that the sisters’ actions were attempts to publicly shame the company and their brother, stemming from longstanding familial discord. This legal battle is part of an ongoing dispute within the Rogers family that began in 2021, which saw Edward Rogers solidify his control over the board after a legal victory, leading to significant changes in the company’s leadership.
The conflict coincides with Rogers’ ambitious acquisition of Shaw, valued at $26 billion. Court documents reveal that the Rogers family had agreed to a temporary ceasefire on their internal disputes during the acquisition process to avoid a public fight, reports Bloomberg.
Despite the agreement, which included the sisters abstaining from board discussions on the Shaw deal, the truce collapsed by September, with the sisters alleging continued exclusion from certain board activities and receipt of censored documents.
Rogers has defended its cautious approach to information sharing, citing potential conflicts of interest due to Rogers-Hixon’s legal representation, which also serves a rival telecom firm.
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“the Rogers family had agreed to a temporary ceasefire on their internal disputes” But can they agree to a humanitarian pause on increasing prices? Not all of us can afford these artificially inflated prices – people are living cheque to cheque while they laugh all the way to the bank.
You clearly have no idea how business works.
It’s not the publics or business issue because ‘YOU’ choose to live paycheque to paycheque. If you don’t like it make changes in your own life and stop blaming everyone else for your financial woes.
Maybe you should take the responsibility into your own hands and vote with your wallet and shop around for better price if you’re unsatisfied financially.
Lol, I’m waiting for the black Friday ‘deals’ to show up. One company will bring a deal out and the other ones will follow with the exact same deal.
The idea of someone telling you to shop around to find a good deal is moronic because there are no good deals, just one that screws you over just slightly less than the rest while probably giving worse service or you’ll compromise in a way that anywhere else in the world you wouldn’t have to. But all of these robelus bots will tell you that you’ll eat it and like it and call it candy.
I’m so tired of it.