Claim deadline this Friday in settlement related to stored property during 2021 Abbotsford floods

ABBOTSFORD – A court-ordered administrator tasked with managing claims from a class-action lawsuit says an approximately $1 million class-action settlement has a claim deadline later this week.

According to information on MNP’s website, the law firm of Zacharias McCann LLP filed a proposed class action (Heimburger v BigSteelBox Corporation, court file no. ABB-S-S-02704) against the defendant, BigSteelBox Corporation (“BSB”) on behalf of all individuals, legal persons, businesses and estates whose property was stored in containers at the defendant’s property at 37400 North Parallel Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia, during the period November 14, 2021 to December 17, 2021, or some portion thereof, and who claim their property was damaged due in any way to flood water entering a storage container at the Defendant’s property (the “Class”).

The plaintiffs sought to recover damages from the Defendant on behalf of the Class, MNP’s website states.

A class action settlement has been reached, MNP’s website states.

The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified the class action for the purposes of implementing the proposed settlement, MNP states.

The settlement is a compromise of disputed claims and is not an admission of liability by the defendants, MNP states.

The defendant denies all allegations against it and denies any liability to the class, MNP states. Liability and damages have not been proven in court, MNP said. The proposed settlement is subject to court approval, MNP states.

Both individuals and businesses may be affected, MNP said.

MNP’s court-approved claim form says a completed claim must be received by October 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

More information about the lawsuit and settlement can be found here: https://www.mnp.ca/en/services/corporate-and-consumer-insolvency/class-action/big-steel-box-settlement.