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Who’s Suing Whom: May 8, 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

Royal Mutual Funds Inc. Fonds D’Investissement Royal Inc. and Elvina Chan

Plaintiffs

Isak Abah and Susie Abah

Claim

Damages after the defendants failed to heed direction from the plaintiffs to withdraw their funds, totalling about $500,000, from investment accounts due to uncertainty in the market at the end of 2021 resulting in a loss in their investments.

Defendants

Ruskin Construction Ltd. and Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and Intact Insurance Company

Plaintiff

Rasmussen Equipment Company

Claim

US$1,469,565 in a lien against properties owned by Ruskin and the sewerage district for failing to pay for equipment provided by the plaintiff for work on the Annacis Wastewater Plant.

Defendants

My Mortgage Auction Corp. doing business as Shop Your Own Mortgage and Gregory Joseph Martel

Plaintiff

Vincent Darryl Taylor

Claim

$1,873,832 and $431,160 for debt.

Defendants

VINN Automotive Technologies Ltd. and Levi Caleb Bernabe and Thomas Glen Greggs Avant and Samuel Foster Archibald and iNova Capital GP-2018 Inc. and Karamdeep Nijjar and Hans Knapp and Arik Broadbent and Dentons Canada LLP

Plaintiff

Chet Kenneth Flanagan

Claim

Damages for breach of contract, conspiracy and wrongful dismissal after the plaintiff, as co-founder and chief operating officer of VINN, was given options to accept a demotion with a $60,000 reduction in salary or be fired after the plaintiff sought to correct financial misrepresentations by the CEO to investors.

Defendant

Diana Hu

Plaintiff

Eastern Platinum Ltd.

Claim

Damages for breach of fiduciary duties and negligence as a director and CEO of the plaintiff after the defendant, representing the plaintiff, entered into a contract to buy equipment that the plaintiff couldn’t afford and could result in a $2-million to $50-million loss or potentially insolvency.