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w h h m stouffviue weekender ine intmne 172 bullock drive unit 31 markham 4z18660 iviiiomis a metrolaiid community newspaper saturday may 7 1994 mp outraged pages 100 bhaduria sued by insurance company alan shackleton tribune staff markham whitchurch-stpuf- fville mp jag bhaduria is being sued for 15000 by a toronto insurance company progressive casualty insurance go of canada served bhaduria with the lawsuit last friday in connection with a dispute over claims resulting from a pair of car accidents filed in ontario court general division last week the lawsuit alleges that bhaduria received benefits for which he was not entitled as a result of claims he filed in connection with accidents in june of 1992 and february of 1993 however bhadurias parlia mentary assistant joanne dave said a deal had been reached with the insurance companys lawyer concerning the dispute and she was shocked when the lawsuit was served the bottom line is they came up with a claim that there was a 1660 overpayment she said jag doesnt agree with that because they didnt take into con sideration 1000 in medical bills i was in touch with their lawyer and we agreed it was nonsense to take a person to court for 1660 i know jag did not agree and wanted to fight on principle instead dave said she came to an agreement with progressives lawyer that the 1660 would be repaid we had a deal to repay it and they said theyd take it as far as dave was concerned the matter had been resolved they had made a deal we were taken by surprise she said of the lawsuit dave pointed out that the total amount of money paid to bhaduria by prdgressive was approximately 5500 and she has no idea why the company is suing for 15000 where the heck does 15000 come from she asked dave suggested the higher amount brought the case out of small claims court which is han dled at the provincial court level up to the general court level where it would inevitably get more media attention if we find out you the company were influ enced by the media in any way you the company will have the biggest lawsuit ever she said however lawyer rob gray of lacono brown barristers who is representing progressive denied any deal had ever been agreed to there was no deal we never had a deal she dave was mak ing suggestions but when she didnt follow through my instruc tions were to follow through with a lawsuit he said the amount of 1660 as a repayment and a release form from bhaduria clearing the insurance company of any fur ther responsibilities had been discussed as a possible settle ment but no formal agreement was reached she dave sug gested 1660 but i warned her that if we didnt get it wed go all aboard the york durham heritage railway is on track with its newest acquisition bruce briilinger centre donated this caboose to the heritage railway and ft was moved by flatbed truck to uxbridge from stouffville on tuesday morning the caboose has been recondi tioned and will be a welcome addition to the growing fleet of cars run by the railroad possibly by next spring bhaduria ahead when the cheque wasnt in my office wednes day april 27 afternoon we had no choice but to follow through with the lawsuit gray said the lawsuit is for 15000 because the insurance company numerous expenses above the amount paid to bhaduria in con nection with the claims he also said allegations that the lawsuit was filed to embar rass bhaduria were unfounded as far as i know small claims court is just as much on the pub- lie record you go into any court in this province its on the public record unless youre karla homolka had volunteers required for classic people wanting to volun teer to help out at the upcoming chrysler celebri ty classic can get their application forms at the rec centre or at the whitchurchstouffville library organizers are encouraging anyone over the age of 16 to get involved with the event which will see 70 high profile sports and entertainment celebri ties descent upon the emer ald hills golf and country club from june 2226 volunteers under 16 will be considered if they have a golf background the classic which boasts a 200000 prize purse is being sponsored by the big brothers of metropolitan toronto and by ronald mcdonalds childrens char ities the library will also be selling tickets for the classic with 50 per cent of the price of each ticket pur chased going to help fund the latcham gallery your aa1imivan deal in markham 0o lrfk ywsti lk try i t il ercjry mhidf h kg of the 1993 chairmans award