…The statement of claim alleges the shooting was planned and directed by the company's manager of security… who was carrying out a campaign to "suppress" local opposition to the mine…[and that he] instructed his guards to "falsify accounts of the shooting and destroy or cover up evidence."…The company said it was evaluating its legal options in response to the suit. "Tahoe has reviewed the Notice of Civil Claim and believes it to be without merit and replete with factual errors," said Ira Gostin, vice-president investor relations…He said the company is "committed to conducting business honestly and ethically," integrating social responsibility guidelines devised by the United Nations into all facets of the business. It provides human-rights training to all its security providers and uses a private Guatemala security company that's compliant with international humanitarian law, he added. "Tahoe deplores violence of any kind in its communities," he said.