TWO North Vancouver rioters are among those now facing civil law suits for damage they caused during the melee that broke out in downtown Vancouver following the Canucks' Stanley Cup loss two years ago.
London Drugs has filed a small claims suit against Chase Cooper, 25, of North Vancouver. A provincial court judge recently handed Cooper a 45-day jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to a criminal charge of participating in a riot.
Cooper looted the downtown London Drugs store on the night of the riot and was captured on video stealing a cellphone.
The drug store has filed small claims suits against at least eight people in connection with the riot.
A second North Vancouver man, Mark Stephen Blyth, is among 47 alleged rioters being sued by ICBC for damage to vehicles during the riot.
ICBC is seeking just under $520,000 for claims it paid out for at least 122 vehicles damaged in the riot, along with $6,400 it paid to drivers for expenses.
Blyth is named in court documents among 16 people allegedly involved in damaging a grey 2008 Nissan Versa. ICBC later paid $9,600 to settle the owner's insurance claim.
Blyth is scheduled to be sentenced on a criminal charge in connection with the riot this fall.
