CBS Outdoor’s Engineer Threatens to Sue IllegalSigns.ca
Another brute threat from a billboard lawyer.
We are not making any changes to this post about Sean P. Hart in response to Philip Horgan’s threats. In fact, we reiterate every word.
Horgan claims that these allegations contained in the PEO’s Summary of Allegations merely represent allegations made by IllegalSigns.ca that the PEO’s staff have “re-framed.”
In truth, our initial complaint against Sean Hart’s conduct at 346 Dupont Street concerned matters of BMEC approval that we later learned, after speaking to PEO staff, did not relate to structural engineering. The Complaints Summary and Allegations makes no mention of the BMEC matters that we complained about in our initial complaint. However, during the investigation of Sean Hart’s conduct, the staff at the PEO found additional information, which they decided, on their own, to bring to the attention of the Complaints Committee. The allegations against Sean Hart have not been proven in a court or tribunal.
As for the use of Sean Hart’s P.Eng. stamp, and Horgan’s claim that “the reproduction of a signed P.Eng. stamp can lead to significant abuses,” we say get a grip on yourself, dude. Signed engineering stamps for billboards are routinely published on web sites such as Toronto.ca [PDF, page 9]. Furthermore, Sean Hart consented to his stamp becoming a public record when he permitted CBS Outdoor to use the stamp in connection with a municipal building permit.
Finally, Horgan incorrectly refers to the vinyl fascia sign at 346 Dupont Street as a “poster panel” structure on two occasions. This may be because Philip Horgan is only a recent inductee to the billboard bar. Horgan in fact specializes as an attorney in abortion and gay marriage cases. He decries “the end of traditional marriage” as he works as a lawyer for groups such as the Catholic Civil Rights League (of which he is also the president) and Real Women of Canada.
