THE GLOBE AND MAIL – Six victims in Mississauga restaurant bombing sue for damages

Six people injured in a bombing at a Mississauga restaurant in May are suing the establishment, claiming the restaurant should have taken better precautions to prevent harm to its customers.

Peel Regional Police allege two suspects, one of whom may be female, planted an improvised bomb containing nails in the Bombay Bhel restaurant on May 24 at 5035 Hurontario St. The blast injured 15 out of the approximately 40 people in the restaurant at the time. All have since been released from hospital.

Police have not announced a motive for the attack and no arrests have been made.

“Clearly it was an intentional act,” Peel Regional Police Sergeant Matt Bertram said. “But the motive for that’s still under investigation.”

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680 NEWS – Victims of Bombay Bhel bombing suing the Mississauga restaurant

Six of the fifteen victims of a bombing in a Mississauga restaurant earlier this year are taking legal action against the restaurant.

Lawyers for the victim said the six victims will be suing Bombay Bhel for $1-million each in damages.

“The plaintiffs believe that the bombing was carried out by a rival faction in a ‘turf war’ between rival business associates,” a statement reads.
“Therefore, on May 24, 2018, Bombay Bhel knew or ought to have known that it was targeted directly for the bombing.”

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MISSISSAUGA NEWS – Victims of Mississauga bombing at Bombay Bhel suing restaurant: Lawyers

Six victims of May’s bombing at Mississauga’s Bombay Bhel restaurant have filed a civil lawsuit, the details of which will be announced this morning.

The victims are suing the restaurant and the corporation that owns it.

There were a total of 15 injured in the explosion May 24 at the restaurant at 5035 Hurontario St. Three suffered “critical blast injuries,” according to Diamond and Diamond Personal Injury Lawyers, the firm representing the six victims.

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CTV NEWS – Six victims of Mississauga restaurant bombing launch $6M lawsuit against owners

Six victims of a bombing at a popular Indian restaurant in Mississauga have launched a $6 million lawsuit, alleging its owners failed to provide adequate security to protect its patrons.

The Bombay Bhel restaurant was bustling with customers and children on the evening of May 24 when an explosion rocked the dining area, sending shrapnel flying at unsuspecting diners.

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CITY NEWS – Victims of Mississauga restaurant bombing file suit against Bombay Bhel

Six of the 15 people injured in a bombing west of Toronto in May are suing the restaurant where the incident took place, their lawyers said Tuesday, alleging the business’s owners and managers failed to take precautions to protect them.

Each plaintiff is suing Bombay Bhel, the Mississauga restaurant where the bombing happened, for $1 million, according to a statement of claim filed on Monday and announced at a news conference on Tuesday.

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CBC NEWS – Bomb blast victims sue Bombay Bhel for $6M, claim Mississauga restaurant target of ‘turf war’

Six victims of a bomb blast in late May are suing a popular Indian restaurant in Mississauga, Ont., for damages totalling $6 million, alleging the establishment failed to provide proper security amid a “turf war between rival business associates.”

Their lawyers outlined details of the civil lawsuit during a Tuesday morning news conference at Diamond & Diamond, a Toronto-based personal injury law firm.

“The owners of the Bombay Bhel restaurant knew or ought to have known there was an issue with security and that they were targeted,” lawyer Darryl Singer told reporters.

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GLOBAL NEWS – Mississauga bombing victims launch multi-million dollar lawsuit against Bombay Bhel Restaurant

Victims of an explosion inside an Indian restaurant in Mississauga that injured 15 people earlier this year have launched a multi-million dollar lawsuit claiming the business failed to take precautions to prevent the bombing.

Lawyers representing six clients said at a news conference Tuesday morning that the bombing took place as a result of a turf war between “rival business associates.”

“It’s our position that the owners of the Bombay Bhel Restaurant knew or ought to have known that there was an issue with security and that they were targeted and they ought to have been more alert to protecting their patrons,” lawyer Darryl Singer said.

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HUFF POST CANADA – Victims Of Mississauga Explosion Are Suing Bombay Bhel Restaurant

TORONTO — Lawyers have filed a lawsuit on behalf of six of the 15 people injured in a bombing at a restaurant west of Toronto, alleging the business failed to take precautions to prevent the incident.

Each plaintiff is suing the Mississauga, Ont., restaurant where the bombing happened — Bombay Bhel — and the corporation that owns it for $1 million.

A statement of claim filed in a Brampton, Ont., court Monday alleges that the restaurant failed to do its duty to protect its patrons.

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CP24 – Six victims in Mississauga bombing suing owners of restaurant

Six victims of a bombing at a popular Indian restaurant in Mississauga are suing the owners of the establishment for $6 million for allegedly failing to take “proactive steps” to beef up security amid a series of threats.

The May 24th bombing at the Bombay Bhel restaurant near Hurontario Street and Eglinton Avenue injured a total of 15 people ranging in age from 23 to 69.

Three of those people were initially rushed to hospital with critical injuries but their conditions quickly improved and they were upgraded to stable condition in the hours following the blast. The other 12 victims, meanwhile, all sustained minor shrapnel-related injuries.

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THE NATIONAL POST – Six people injured in Mississauga restaurant bombing file suit against Bombay Bhel owners

TORONTO — Six of the 15 people injured in a bombing west of Toronto in May are suing the restaurant where the incident took place, their lawyers said Tuesday, alleging the business’s owners and managers failed to take precautions to protect them.

Each plaintiff is suing Bombay Bhel, the Mississauga, Ont., restaurant where the bombing happened, for $1 million, according to a statement of claim filed on Monday and announced at a news conference on Tuesday.

Investigators have alleged two suspects detonated an improvised explosive device in the restaurant on the evening of May 24 before running away and then jumping into an unidentified vehicle.

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