ICBC has filed a civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against 46 people who have been charged or convicted for their actions in the Stanley Cup riot.
In the notice, ICBC says at least 122 motor vehicles, including 24 emergency vehicles, were damaged or destroyed.
Spokesperson Adam Grossman says ICBC paid out about half a million dollars in claims on 77 of their customer’s vehicles that were damaged. The other vehicles mentioned in the claim were either not insured by them, or were emergency vehicles or buses, which ICBC does not insure.
In the civil claim, ICBC is seeking general damages, special damages, aggravated damages, punitive damages, interest and costs.
They have also named Jane Doe and John Doe as defendants in the civil claim for any individuals that have either charges pending or are named at a later time.
This claim comes one day before the two year anniversary of the Stanley Cup riot, on June 15, 2011. The deadline for legal action is two years after the event.
In the release, ICBC says they filed the claim as they have a responsibility to protect their customers’ premium dollars and is taking legal action to recover the costs of these acts of vandalism to ensure they are not passed on to the customer.
Breaking down the claim:
13 people are from outside Metro Vancouver.
3 people are at an ‘unknown address’.
6 are from Vancouver.
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