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Who’s Suing Whom: July 17, 2023

The latest from the B.C. Supreme Court
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The B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver | Chung Chow, BIV

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 

Stemmer Construction Ltd., Liebherr-International AG, Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH, Liebherr-Canada Ltd., et al. 

Plaintiff 

Shelby Austin Miller, Katherine Alexandria Stemmer, Jaydean Rose Braham, Nakita Noelle Stemmer 

Claim  

Negligence for failing to safely design, manufacture and properly train people on use of a crane that resulted in the crane’s collapse. 

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Defendants
International Longshore and Warehouse Union-Canada, ILWU, Local 500, et al. 

Plaintiff  

Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd. 

Claim  

Unlawful picketing for blocking access to the terminal. 

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Defendants 

Vernacular Development Corp., Vernacular Projects Ltd., Vernacular Design Inc., et al. 

Plaintiffs 

Petra Andrea Smyczek and Saeid Behmanesh 

Claim  

Breach of contract and duty of care for failing to prevent, repair or disclose water damage on a property that was sold to the plaintiffs. 

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Defendant 

All-Pro Services Ltd. and The AME Consulting Group Ltd. 

Plaintiff 

Hosted Advantage Services Ltd. 

Claim  

Negligence for not performing work to industry and regulatory standards resulting in $261,510 worth of damages. 

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Defendants 

David Mitchell Co. Ltd. 

Plaintiff 

JHJ Holdings Ltd. dba Shine Bright Dental, Jeffrey Cheung and Hee-Jeong Kong 

Claim  

Breach of contract for failing to complete work. 

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Defendants 

Horizon Testing Inc. and Cobalt Industries Ltd. 

Plaintiff 

Canfor Pulp Ltd. 

Claim  

Negligence for failing to safely secure bolts. 

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Defendant 

Disability Management Institute Inc. and Beneva Inc. 

Plaintiff 

Anneke Badjura 

Claim  

Breach of contract and duty of good faith for failing to fully investigate insurance claim. 

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Defendant 

Platinum Professional Claims Services Ltd. 

Plaintiff 

Flames Construction Ltd. 

Claim  

Builder’s lien, $161,723. 

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Defendant 

Major Precious Metals Corp. 

Plaintiff 

Forage Fusion Drilling Ltd. 

Claim  

Breach of contract and unjust enrichment for failing to pay for work completed. 

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Defendant 

Steven Paul 

Plaintiff 

Kassa Solutions Ltd. 

Claim  

Defamation and unjust enrichment for claiming a credit card charge was fraudulent, causing wrongful reversal of charge. 

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Defendant 

Lefong Trading Inc. 

Plaintiff 

Canadian Pacific Meat Ltd. 

Claim  

$221,992 plus interest for unpaid debt. 

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Defendant 

Siphon Enterprises Corp., Michael Romaniuk and Katherine Romaniuk  

Plaintiff 

Smartt Inc. 

Claim  

Breach of contract, fiduciary duty and non-disclosure agreement for directly or indirectly competing with their employer. 

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Defendant 

B.A. Blacktop Ltd. 

Plaintiff 

Domenica Fazio 

Claim  

Wrongful termination. 

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Defendants
District of West Vancouver, Robert Bartlett, Alex Marginson, Scott Findlay, Fen Brini, Ambleside Dundarave Business Improvement Association, Maureen O’Brien and Mark Chan 

Plaintiff 

Rosa Donna Este 

Claim  

Discriminatory zoning law. 

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Defendant
Canstar Restoration LP 

Plaintiff 

Stocco Construction Co. Ltd. 

Claim  

Builder’s lien, $106,062. 

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Defendant
Mahja Freight Inc. 

Plaintiff  

Goldenway International Trading Co. Ltd. dba Golden Mushroom 

Claim  

Negligence causing damage to shipment 

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Defendant
663466 B.C. Ltd., Jacob Sebastian Dahl and Andrea Lyn Mulkin 

Plaintiff  

Nyblad Capital Corp. 

Claim  

Outstanding mortgage. 

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Defendants
Qualico Developments (Vancouver) Inc., Nexxon Plumbing Ltd. and ABC Company 

Plaintiff 

Shing Chi Jacky Chu 

Claim  

Negligence and breach of contract for failing to properly install pipes. 

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Defendants
Stephen Wayne Smith, Global Trade and Marketing Inc., 1120987 B.C. Ltd. and Ten-10 Ventures Inc. 

Plaintiff 

Summit Leasing Corp. 

Claim  

Breach of contract for failing to pay lease. 

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Defendants
CMC Engineering and Management Ltd., The Rapat Corp., Precision, Inc. Precision Pulley and Idler Inc. Tetreau Contracting Ltd., BTA Reliability Centered Maintenance Ltd., A Division of B.T.A. Oil Analysis Ltd. and ABC Corp. 

Plaintiff 

Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. 

Claim  

Negligence resulting in a fire. 

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Defendant
Griffin Transportation Services Inc. 

Plaintiff 

Discover Holidays Inc. 

Claim  

Breach of contract for failing to terminate agreement honestly and reasonably. 

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Defendant
Karmaworks Capital Inc. 

Plaintiff 

Care2Talk Technologies Ltd. 

Claim  

Breach of contract for refusing to honour indemnity obligations under agreement. 

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Defendant 

Lead Wolf Contracting Ltd., Christopher Delaney and Voyageur Country Estate Wilderness Ltd. 

Plaintiffs 

Global Union Investment Group Ltd. and 1167672 B.C. Ltd. 

Claim  

Breach of contract and misrepresentation for not having qualifications, knowledge and experience to perform the work. 

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Defendant
Stroud Resources Ltd. 

Plaintiff  

Croton Community Farms LLC 

Claim  

Breach of loan agreement for failure to pay. 

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Defendants
Jackson’s Insulation Solutions Ltd. and Daniel Dean Jackson 

Plaintiff 

CWB Leasing Inc. 

Claim  

$138,921 plus interest for unpaid debt.