Gamblor’s World

Body of Tsawwassen’s Bill Dobbs dumped roadside

Ian Austin, The Province, Tuesday, December 04, 2007

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=6e08610f-6131-4c55-9130-a909624266bf

Tributes are pouring in for Bill Dobbs, the Tsawwassen businessman found murdered in Indio, Calif.

“He was a loving guy,” said Andy Peltonen, general manager of Dobbs’ successful commercial cleaning and maintenance firm, Excelsior Building Maintenance. “He had a passion for life, and a passion for his family and friends.”

Dobbs’ battered body was found beside a road last week, and investigators have been searching for his black 1999 Cadillac Escalade with B.C. licence plates.

The Palm Springs area is a playground for the rich, and Indio is home to two large casinos. Tales of carjackings are not uncommon in the area. Dobbs had a vacation home in Palm Springs, and was scheduled to return home to Vancouver last weekend.

“Mirapex Victims Allowed to Claim Punitive Damages in the United States
On November 26, 2007, a US Court allowed various Mirapex claimants to claim punitive damages against the drug manufacturers of the dopamine agonist called Mirapex… At pages 10 - 18 of the decision, the US Court summarizes in great detail the facts relied on by the Mirapex claimants.”

The other link here should open the finding by the court.

http://www.thomsonr ogers.com/ Mirapex_Products _Liability_ Class_Action_ 071128_Punitives _Mdl_order. pdf

This class action was brought in 2007 against Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc., a private business corporation in which the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador has a 25% shareholding.

Video lottery terminals or VLTs are a form of continuous electronic gambling which differs from lotteries in that they are electronically programmed to create cognitive distortions of the perception of winning. These cognitive distortions are intended to keep the consumer engaged and losing money. The class action claims that VLTs are inherently deceptive, inherently addictive, and inherently dangerous when used as intended.

The class action has been brought by the Piercey family on behalf of all residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who have gambled on VLTs. The Plaintiffs say that Atlantic Lotto knows or ought to know that VLTs are inherently deceptive, inherently addictive, and inherently dangerous when used as intended, but has embarked on a “responsible gaming strategy” with messages to consumers which place the onus of responsibility for control and the resulting harm from loss of control on consumers. The purpose of this message strategy is to blame consumers for problem gambling and divert attention from the fact that problem gambling is a natural result of design features of the VLT.

The Plaintiffs say that VLTs do not comply with consumer protection law, specifically the Trade Practices Act of Newfoundland and Labrador. The class action seeks relief in the nature of an aggregate monetary award and such other relief that the court considers appropriate. A copy of the Statement of Claim may be viewed by clicking below.

The Plaintiffs are arranging a date to meet with the case management judge to set a date for the class certification hearing.

for more information go to: http://www.chescrosbie.com/vlt.html