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Who’s Suing Whom: Feb. 24, 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

Westjet Airlines Ltd. and Russell John Toenjes

Plaintiff

Brooke Graham

Claim

Damages from both defendants for sexual assault and battery and damages from WestJet for breach of contract for allowing a toxic work environment in which the battery and sexual assault and harassment occurred.

Defendants

Patric Douglas and the Heli Agency and John Doe and Jane Doe

Plaintiffs

Icarus Aviation Ltd. doing business as Nautilus Explorer and Michael Lever

Claim

Damages for defamation over comments made by the defendants, who provide shark diving services, about the plaintiffs, who provide competing shark diving services, in a Facebook group about shark-diving on Guadalupe Island.

Defendant

Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd.

Plaintiff

Avalon Risk Management Insurance Agency LLC

Claim

$46,958 for debt after a U.S. customs violation involving hemp protein powder imports incurred costs paid by insurance.

Defendant

Benjamin Caleda also known as Jam Caleda and Integrative Naturopathic Medical Centre

Plaintiff

Marcin Urbanowski also known as Martin Urbanowski

Claim

Damages for injecting ozone gas into the plaintiff’s muscles without permission and failing to immediately transfer the plaintiff to a medical facility for urgent care, resulting in hospitalization.

Defendant

International Private Vaults Inc.

Plaintiff

Michael Dale Hsu

Claim

An order to return $176,557 worth of gold, silver and currency deposited in a vault owned by the defendant after the defendant closed.

Defendants

The Owners, Strata Plan EPS 3422 and HomeLifeGlenayre Realty Chilliwack Ltd. and John Doe and Jane Doe

Plaintiff

Hub International Canada West ULC doing business as Hub International Insurance Brokers

Claim

A declaration that the plaintiff is not liable to pay for damages from a fire the plaintiff claims was caused by negligence by the defendants.

Defendant

Chanel Wong and 1163562 B.C. Ltd.

Plaintiff

Zhonglin Huang

Claim

$11 million for debt.

Defendant

S. Kelly Contracting Ltd.

Plaintiff

Luso Concrete (2007) Ltd.

Claim

$241,445 for unpaid invoices as a subcontractor on 12 construction projects.

Defendant

Jonet Construction (2012) Ltd.

Plaintiff

Luso Concrete (2007) Ltd.

Claim

$141,110 in unpaid invoices for work as a subcontractor in eight construction projects.

Defendant

Long Da Development Corp.

Plaintiff

Urban One Construction Inc.

Claim

$126,809 in a lien against a property for unpaid work by the plaintiff as a contractor for the defendant in a Maple Ridge development.

Defendant

Element Nutritional Sciences Inc. formerly known as PJ1 Capital Corp.

Plaintiff

Miller Thomson LLP

Claim

$110,965 in unpaid invoices for legal services.

Defendant

Canwood International Inc.

Plaintiff

Canadian National Railway Company

Claim

$102,744 in unpaid fees ordered by the courts to be paid by the defendant to the plaintiff in an earlier lawsuit.

Defendant

Carion Construction Ltd.

Plaintiff

Luso Concrete (2007) Ltd.

Claim

$86,484 in unpaid invoices for work as a subcontractor in 12 construction projects.

Defendant

Esperanza Ranch Ltd. formerly known as Jemco Cleaning Ltd. and Judith Elizabeth Keenan

Plaintiff

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Claim

$84,962 for debt.

Defendant

Brian Douglas Fair and Tops Telecommunications Inc.

Plaintiff

Amex Bank of Canada

Claim

$62,855 for debt.

Defendant

Minimal Glass and Door Ltd.

Plaintiff

Trillium Homes Ltd.

Claim

$62,518 to return a deposit paid to the defendant as a contractor on a single-family house construction project after the defendant backed out of doing the work.

Defendants

M & M Excavation Services Ltd. and 0772308 B.C. Ltd. doing business as Out of the Box Engineering and Collin Stuart Johnson

Plaintiff

Bonnie Feldstein

Claim

Damages for negligence in building a defective retainer wall for the plaintiff.

Defendant

Xtreme Exteriors Inc.

Plaintiff

Ian Joseph Middleton and Brad William Tomlinson and Jackknife Brewing Inc.

Claim

Damages for defects in roofing work done by the defendant,

Defendant

Kiros Energy Marketing ULC

Plaintiff

W. Robins Consulting Ltd.

Claim

Damages for breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation for overstating the butane and propane transportation work it would provide to the plaintiff resulting in loss of income and loss of the opportunity to find other work.