A Surrey-based businessman is taking a website to court for publishing what he says is defamatory material. Robin Lee Dickson is suing TheDirty.com for posting what he says is false information about him. He says the material was calculated to expose him to ridicule and hatred, and has damaged his reputation. In the notice of civil claim filed … [Read more...]
Coquitlam Mountie sues to clear his tarnished reputation
November 2, 2012 by
A Coquitlam RCMP officer who claims he suffered public humiliation when pictures of him on a fetish website were made public has filed what his lawyer is calling the 'biggest breach of privacy case in the history of Canada.' Corporal Jim Brown is suing four people including prominent Vancouver lawyer Cameron Ward. Brown's lawyer Bryan Baynham says … [Read more...]
Woman Sues after Botched Surgery
August 20, 2012 by
A lower mainland woman's suing a doctor and nurse after a surgical instrument was found inside her chest following reast augmentation. The woman knew there was something wrong following the surgery because her right breast was painful and was lower and smaller than the other one. She kept going back to her surgeon complaining about the pain but he … [Read more...]
MGM Sues To Stop “Raging Bull 2”
July 4, 2012 by
Though filming has been underway in Los Angeles for a while, MGM has taken until now to get together a legal challenge to the upcoming indie sequel to "Raging Bull" reports Deadline. The company has filed a seven-page complaint citing breach of contract and four other counts against 91-year old former boxer Jake LaMotta and the producers of the … [Read more...]
Burnaby school district sues worker over allegedly stolen funds
June 10, 2012 by
The Burnaby School District is going to court to try and recover more than $ 100,000 it claims was stolen by a staff member. The district has filed a notice of civil claim alleging Jodi Fingarsen, a former bookkeeper at Alpha Secondary stole donations, fees, and misdirected checks. The district is also going after CIBC and Vancity for not … [Read more...]
Man sues ICBC over possible compromise of personal data
June 9, 2012 by
A man whose personal information may have been compromised by a now-former ICBC employee is taking the Crown corporation to court. In a notice of civil claim, Ufuk Ari is seeking extensive damages after receiving a letter from ICBC on March 1 saying his private information had been compromised by an employee. The letter says the unauthorized access … [Read more...]
Vancouver man sues city for wounds allegedly suffered during police dog arrest
January 26, 2012 by
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Ellison Sues “In Time” Filmmakers
September 17, 2011 by
Acclaimed novelist Harlan Ellison is reportedly suing the makers of the upcoming Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried sci-fi feature "In Time" says The Guardian. Ellison's copyright suit argues that Andrew Niccol's film borrows substantially from Ellison's prize-winning 1965 short story "Repent, Harlequin!" and he is seeking an injunction to … [Read more...]
Goodall sues over ‘Janey Baby’ food
August 16, 2011 by
Jane Goodall’s non-profit organization is suing an organic baby food company, claiming it failed to pay up after the primate expert agreed to market a vegetarian product called Janey ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Joe Pesci Sues, Dominic Cooper Joins “Gotti”?
July 29, 2011 by
The "Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father" project hit another hiccup today with Joe Pesci filing a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the project's producer Fiore Films says The International Business times. Pesci claims he was offered the role of Gotti Sr right-hand man Angelo Ruggiero and a $ 3 million payday, to do so he he gained 30 pounds for the … [Read more...]
