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Who's getting sued: April 25, 2022

These corporate claims were filed with the BC Supreme Court registry in Vancouver. Information is derived from notices of civil claim. Civil claims have not been tested or proven in court.
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These corporate claims were filed with the BC Supreme Court registry in Vancouver. Information is derived from notices of civil claim. Civil claims have not been tested or proven in court. 

Defendant

Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District

Plaintiff

Acciona Wastewater Solutions LP by its general partner AWS General Partner Inc.

Claim

$250 million for damages for breach of contract arising from defendant’s refusal to agree to changes in an “error-ridden” design plan for a wastewater treatment plant project.

Defendant

Transca Vancouver W33 Ave. Ltd.

Plaintiff

Metro-Can Construction (PE) Ltd.

Claim

$3,771,115 for general contracting services; a builder’s lien.

Defendant

McRae Powder Coating

Plaintiff

Petronas Energy Canada Ltd.

Claim

$1,956,725 for remediation costs arising from defendant’s pipeline coating failing and causing a pinhole leak of contaminated water.

Defendant

1066825 B.C. Ltd.

Plaintiff

1124325 B.C. Ltd.

Claim

$1,500,000 for the return of a real estate deposit arising from defendant’s failure to subdivide a group of 10 lots in Surrey.

Defendants

Britcan Management Ltd. and Jamie McClelland and Tabias McIlvenna and Stuart Olson Construction Ltd. and Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District

Plaintiff

G&G Conlab Management Services Ltd.

Claim

$410,375 for concrete forming and finishing work; a builder’s lien.

Defendant

Lark Ascending Developments Inc.

Plaintiff

Onni Mayfair Place Development LP

Claim

$295,218 for breach of lease.

Defendants

Ainsworth Energy Co. Ltd. and David Allen Ainsworth and David Michael Ainsworth

Plaintiff

Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd.

Claim

US$245,029 for debt.

Defendants

Black Gold Industries Ltd. and Shawn Williams

Plaintiff

B.C. Building Products Ltd.

Claim

$236,205 for construction materials.

Defendant

Charles Scott Furnell

Plaintiff

Trev Deeley Motorcycles (1991) Ltd.

Claim

$150,826 owing on a 2012 court judgement for restitution for fraud.

Defendant

North Glass & Aluminum Ltd.

Plaintiff

Novatech Patio Doors Ontario Inc.

Claim

$107,671 for sliding glass patio doors.

Defendant

HSBC Bank Canada

Plaintiff

Sabrina Paterson

Claim

$97,000 for the return of funds wrongfully transferred from plaintiff’s account.

Defendants

Pinnacle International (West Second) Plaza Inc. and The Owners, Strata Plan BCS 4064

Plaintiff

Aurmon False Creek Development Ltd.

Claim

$89,042 for trespass and nuisance arising from defendants’ construction of a foundation wall that encroached upon plaintiff’s property.

Defendants

0923997 B.C. Ltd. dba Lloyd Bruce Home Collections

Plaintiff

Ahmad Abdulrahim Ahmad Attar

Claim

$87,846 for breach of lease.

Defendant

TPC Holdings Ltd.

Plaintiff

N5 Glass Inc.

Claim

$80,349 for exterior glazing work; a builder’s lien.

Defendants

Living Water Mechanical Services Ltd. and Stuart James Kyle

Plaintiff

Andrew Sheret Ltd.

Claim

$78,178 for plumbing and heating products.

Defendant

1171271 B.C. Ltd.

Plaintiff

Dardi Holdings Ltd. and Nauvneet Dardi

Claim

Specific performance of a real estate contract.

Defendants

A-1 Truss (2002) Ltd. and Anup Singh Loodu

Plaintiff

A-1 Trusses Ltd.

Claim

Damages for breach of contract and misrepresentation arising from defendants’ failure to disclose debt tied to equipment they sold in an asset purchase deal with plaintiff.

Defendants

Singla Bros. Holdings Ltd. and KC’s Contracting and Custom Torchworks Ltd. and City of Penticton and John Does

Plaintiff

The Owners, Strata Plan KAS 976

Claim

Damages related to construction defects.

Defendant

2621956 Ontario Inc. dba Lazer Technologies

Plaintiff

Apply Digital Ltd.

Claim

Damages for breach of contract for defendant’s wrongful poaching of plaintiff’s employees after signing a non-solicitation agreement.

Defendants

Olaplex Inc. and Olaplex Holdings Inc. and Olaplex Holdings Intermediate II Inc.

Plaintiff

Thi Ai Na Hoang

Claim

Class action for damages for negligent design for defendants’ failure to disclose that their hair protector product contains butylphenyl methylproponial, also known as lilial, which can cause infertility and fetal development issues.

Defendants

Pure Gold Mining Inc. and Darin Labrenz and Sean Tetzlaff and Mark O’Dea and Graeme Currie and Clarus Securities Inc. and Sprott Capital Partners LP and Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. and Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Haywood Securities Inc. and PI Financial Corp. and National Bank Financial Inc. and Desjardins Securities Inc. and Haywood Securities Inc.

Plaintiff

Linda Larouche

Claim

Class action for damages for misrepresentations in defendants’ disclosure documents that failed to properly warn investors about “severe mine planning deficiencies” and the companies’ need for “significant capital” to fix them.

Defendant

Hyungdong Lee

Plaintiffs

Pacific Granite Manufacturing Ltd. and Nader Tabrizi and Alireza Beittoei

Claim

Damages for libel arising from a Google review posted online by defendant falsely accusing plaintiffs of deceit.

Defendants

Robert Fuzesi dba RTF Enterprise and Ability Healthcare Group Inc.

Plaintiff

HME Home Health Ltd.

Claim

Damages for breach of contract arising from misuse of company property by a former employee.

Defendants

R.J.S. Electrical Contracting Ltd. and ABC Co.

Plaintiff

Israel Zev Shafran and Elaine Kailie Shafran

Claim

Damages related to the installation of a faulty electrical system.

Defendants

Lew Holder and Distinct Concrete Solutions Ltd.

Plaintiff

Shelley McDonald and Glenn McDonald

Claim

Damages for breach of contract for deficient concrete flooring work.

Defendants

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. and Canadian Tire #395 and B4 Adventure aka Brand 44 LLC and Does

Plaintiff

Robert Alfred William Falys

Claim

Damages for product liability arising from injuries suffered after using defendants’ defective Ripline zipline product.

Defendants

Irene Barroca Barata De Lucchi and 1326622 B.C. Ltd.

Plaintiff

Hornby Pacific LP by its general partner Hornby Pacific GP Ltd.

Claim

Declaratory relief for forfeiture of a real estate deposit for defendants’ failure to complete a sale of a $9.25 million unit in plaintiff’s Pacific residential tower development.

Defendants

Island Lake Holdings Ltd. and Island Lake Resort Group (2003) Ltd. and Patrick Callahan and Jeremy Henirchon and Brandon Darnton

Plaintiff

Knight Skiing US Inc.

Claim

Damages for breach of contract and misrepresentation arising from defendants signing a letter of intent to sell the assets of a Fernie, B.C., ski resort to use plaintiff’s offer as leverage to attract more lucrative bids on the business.