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Who’s Suing Whom: March 13, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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The B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver

These corporate claims were filed with the B.C. Supreme Court registry in Vancouver.

Information is derived from notices of civil claim. Civil claims have not been tested or proven in court. 

Defendants

Oriental Golden Holdings Ltd. and Chris Xunan Chen and Sarah YangYang Li

Plaintiffs

Eco Outdoor Sports Ltd. and Li Chang

Claim

US$1,473,750 in money owed under a contract in a joint venture in an investment scheme into log export transactions and a declaration that the joint venture was fraudulent.

Defendant

Northbridge General Insurance Corporation Societe D’Assurance Generale Northbridge

Plaintiff

Westpro, a Division of Pomerleau Inc.

Claim

$3,026,752 in damages for breach of faith after the defendant failed to pay excess costs to complete a Highway 1 construction project in Saanich after a third-party subcontractor, for whom the defendant was a surety, defaulted mid-project.

Defendants

Daniel Beecroft and JD Weather-Tech Solutions Inc.

Plaintiff

Pocklington Building Systems Ltd.

Claim

Damages for breach of a shareholder agreement and breach of duties for launching a separate company to compete with the plaintiff while a shareholder of the plaintiff.

Defendants

Jolene Simmons and Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2

Plaintiff

Kimberly Saunders-Robertson doing business as Beachology

Claim

Damages for defamation over Yelp reviews claiming the plaintiff is rude to customers and racist, and injunction barring future similar reviews.

Defendants

Fiore Cannabis Ltd. and Full Spectrum Medicinal Inc. and 1313721 B.C. Ltd. and Springcreek Capital Corp. and Peter Lacey and Carl Rosenau

Plaintiff

Chase Business Development Corp.

Claim

Damages for breach of contract and a declaration that a mortgage was fraudulent after financing by the plaintiff for a cannabis production facility went awry.

Defendants

Trek Developments Ltd. and Donald Searle and Anthony Viola and Urban Pacific Land Corp. and Geopacific Consultants (B.C.) Ltd. formerly known as Cascade Geotechnical Ltd. and Foothills Develpments Ltd. and Bourcet Holdings Ltd. and the Corporation of the City of Vernon and John Doe #1-John Doe #5 and ABC Company #1-ABC Company #5

Plaintiff

Aviva Insurance Company of Canada

Claim

Damages for repairs paid for by the plaintiff to a residential home designed, built or approved by the defendants for soil settlements causing damage to the home.