14 Oct McLeod v. Lifelabs BC LP
The plaintiff, Barbara McLeod, was employed by the defendant, Lifelabs BC LP and Lifelabs BC Inc., for 25 ½ years when she was terminated without cause from her position as process improvement manager....
09 Jan Charlton v. Abbott Laboratories
This action is brought under the Class Proceedings Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50, by four plaintiffs -- Mr. Charlton, Mr. Mandell, Ms. Leone, and Ms. Smith-Turner -- who allege that drugs manufactured and marketed by the defendants caused them injury. Two other plaintiffs, Ms. Charlton and Mr. Turner, allege that they suffered loss and damage flowing from the injuries to their spouses. The plaintiffs advance their claims under consumer protection, competition and trade legislation, as well as in strict liability, negligence and negligent misrepresentation, breach of warranty, and waiver of tort....
01 Dec Hans v. Volvo Trucks North America Inc.
This is an application by the defendant N. Yanke Transfer Ltd. (Yanke) pursuant to Rule 21-8(1)(b), formerly Rule 14(6)(b), for a stay or dismissal of this action in British Columbia on the basis of a forum selection clause favouring the law of Saskatchewan contained in their contract with the plaintiffs....
23 Sep Jones v. Zimmer
THE COURT: This action was commenced on July 24, 2009 by the plaintiffs, Dennis Jones and Susan Wilkinson, under the Class Proceedings Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 50, concerning the Durom Acetabular Component hip implant, or Durom Cup, that was developed, manufactured, distributed and marketed by one or more of the defendants (Zimmer)....