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Who’s Suing Whom: March 15, 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. 

Defendant

Adastra Holdings Ltd. and Adastra Labs Inc. and Michael Forbes

Plaintiff

Trevor Silverwood

Claim

A proposed class action for shareholders in the defendant companies over claims around the companies’ licence to produce and distribute cocaine, a later correction to those claims, and those claims’ impacts on stock values.

Defendant

Nehaz Hirji

Plaintiff

Beyond Beige Interior Design Inc.

Claim

C$778,176 and US$42,014 for misappropriating funds in his position as an accountant with the plaintiff.

Defendant

Kettle Valley Holdings Ltd. and T&A Rock Works Inc.

Plaintiffs

Renata Pieszczyk-Watsi and Thomas Ockelton and Karen Ockelton

Claim

Damages after rock-blasting work done on one defendant’s property by another defendant caused damage to the plaintiffs’ properties through excessive blast waves and debris.

Defendant

Shxwá:y Village

Plaintiff

Della Terra Soil Management Solutions Ltd.

Claim

$500,305 in debt for work done by the plaintiff to build duplex housing for the defendant.

Defendant

Bluestream Motel (2008) Ltd. and ABC Maintenance Company

Plaintiff

Cody Cerney

Claim

Damages for personal injury after the plaintiff fell through a rotten stair at the plaintiff hotel in Vernon.

Defendants

Balvir Kaur Bassi and Gurmeet Singh and 1193257 B.C. Ltd.

Plaintiff

1038004 B.C. Ltd.

Claim

$800,000 to refund a deposit the plaintiff paid toward the purchase of a property from the defendants after defendants breached a contract by illegally dumping debris on the property and failed to comply with a City of Surrey order to remedy the issue.