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Who’s Suing Whom: March 17, 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

Bacchus Hotel Group Ltd. doing business as Kanata Kelowna Hotel & Conference Centre and Banks Baron Nominee Ltd. and 4 Boys MFG Inc. and Distefano Jaud Architecture Inc. and Elemental Structural Engineers Ltd. and City of Kelowna

Plaintiff

British Columbia Soccer Premier League Society

Claim

A declaration that the plaintiff is not liable for damages in a separate lawsuit after a metal panel came loose from a railing, installed, designed and approved by defendants on the second floor of the hotelier defendant’s property, and struck a man in the ground floor lobby.

Defendants

The Geist Foundation and AnnMarie MacKinnon

Plaintiff

Brad Cran

Claim

Damages for breach of a legacy agreement and breach of publishing agreements by the defendant magazine for removing the plaintiff as a contributing editor and deleting the plaintiff’s work from the magazine’s website following the plaintiff’s involvement in the defence of author Steven Galloway in allegations of sexual assault.

Defendant

BetterHelp Inc. doing business as Compile Inc. also doing business as MyTherapist also doing business as Teen Counseling also doing business as Faithful Counseling also doing business as Pride Counseling also doing business as iCounseling also doing business as Regain also doing business as Terappeuta

Plaintiff

C.K.

Claim

Certification of a class action and damages for sharing private information provided by the proposed class to the defendant through its various therapy apps with Facebook.

Defendant

Shuk Fan Cheng

Plaintiff

Kam Do Bakery (Canada) Inc.

Claim

$156,503 for funds mistakenly paid to the defendant as a semi-monthly salary.

Defendants

Aspen Technology Inc. and AspenTech Canada Corporation

Plaintiff

David M. Wiederhold

Claim

$103,068 for breach of contract and unjust enrichment for unilaterally imposing a revised incentive program on the plaintiff as a sales account executive for the defendants.

Defendant

Co-operators General Insurance Company La Compagnie D’Assurance Generale Co-operators

Plaintiff

Crossroads Holdings Ltd.

Claim

$134,437 in funds not paid out by the defendant in an insurance claim by the plaintiff after an arctic vortex caused pipes to burst, resulting in a flood.