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Who’s Suing Whom: Feb. 28, 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

Bruce Leslie and Sager Legal Advisors LLP

Plaintiffs

Harry Milton Conger IV and Mary Frances Sailors

Claim

Damages for negligence and a breach of duty of care legal services to purchase a property while moving to B.C. from the United States that caused the plaintiffs to pay the foreign buyers’ tax.

Defendants

The Board of Education of School District No. 36 (Surrey) and B.J. Mechanical Ltd. and Wendy Edwards and John Edwards and Dawson Wallace Construction Ltd.

Plaintiffs

Ainsworth Inc. and Esc Automation Inc.

Claim

$233,199 in lien against a property owned by the Surrey School District for materials and labour supplied to the corporate defendants as a construction subcontractor.

Defendant

0815101 B.C. Ltd.

Plaintiff

Viking Construction Ltd.

Claim

$82,500 for a promissory note.

Defendants

Guang Ning Zhang and Ping Hui Lu and Yue Zhang and Dera Zhao

Plaintiffs

Xaioqin Yang and Ming Zhang

Claim

An order setting aside $2,715,000 and $1,250,000 loans between the defendants that the plaintiffs claim were made to put the money out of the reach of an earlier legal action between the plaintiffs and two of the defendants.