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Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer
The B.C. Supreme Court dismissed claims due to insufficient evidence and concerns over Chinese court procedures in a $168 million dispute involving Metro Vancouver properties.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court dismissed a 2018 lawsuit by the family of Changbin Yang against Long Ni's family, alleging Ni misappropriated $113 million for Metro Vancouver properties following Yang's 2017 "contract killing" in China.
- Justice Gordon Funt cited lack of documentation for alleged loans, noting plaintiffs failed to provide financial statements for Yang's businesses and found the family "fraudulently misrepresented" how Ni intended to use the funds.
- Funt described the case as both "extraordinary," given Ni's 2020 execution, and "ordinary" for hinging on burden of proof, criticizing plaintiffs for misleading at least six Chinese judges in approximately $74 million enforcement proceedings.
- Rejecting the Chinese judgment, Funt cited concerns about judicial independence, writing: "Conceptually, I have difficulty comprehending the existence of an independent judiciary where there is one-party rule" of the Communist Party.
- The decision establishes precedent for courts in Canada scrutinizing foreign judgments, signaling increased difficulty for litigants seeking to enforce disputed findings from jurisdictions lacking independent judiciaries against Canadian assets.
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Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a "contract killing" in 2017 in China, against the family of
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Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a “contract killing” in 2017 in China, against the family of the killer who they say used the victim’s funds to buy homes in Metro Vancouver. Justice Gordon Funt’s ruling says the case was both “extraordinary,” involving a lead defendant who was executed in China in 2020, and “ordinary,” for hinging on the burden of proof. The lawsuit was filed in…
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