ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS

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19 supplied records. Claims and correspondence record their authors’ or senders’ positions; orders record a court’s operative directions. The originals remain behind private access.

In plain language: Read the claim, the response and the outcome together. A claim is what someone says happened; it is not automatically a court finding. Open the original record to check the details.

What do these terms mean?
Allegation or pleading
What a party claims. It has not necessarily been accepted by a court.
Defence or response
The other party’s position. Read it beside the claim.
Procedural step
Something that happened in the case, not necessarily a decision about who was right.
Judgment or order
A court decision. Its scope, date and any later appeal still matter.

Supplied across this research edition. Authentication and verification limits are recorded on each document page.

D001 / Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry
First PDF page of D001 — Wild Timber and associated plaintiffs — notice of civil claim
FIRST PAGE · D001 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Wild Timber and associated plaintiffs — notice of civil claim

Plaintiff pleading

Individuals, Wild Timber and affiliated companies allege commercial misrepresentations and serial-plate changes. The supplied claim and March 11 order belong to VLC-S-S-260999, a separate proceeding from Artic’s S-261878.

VLC-S-S-260999 · 2026-02-09 · Filed/sealed initiating pleading evidenced by supplied copy; underlying claims unadjudicated here. · 32 PDF pages

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D002 / Court of King's Bench of Alberta, Edmonton
First PDF page of D002 — LTR Equipment and Trois-Rivieres Location — Alberta claim
FIRST PAGE · D002 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

LTR Equipment and Trois-Rivieres Location — Alberta claim

Plaintiff pleading

Quebec dealer LTR and its parent bring an Alberta claim alleging defective equipment, missing documentation and parts/support, broken financing and return promises, and discrepancies between encoded manufacturing years and invoice/serial-plate years. They seek approximately $17.454 million and contractual/equitable relief.

2603-07923 · 2026-04-10 · Digital filing stamp · 31 PDF pages

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D003 / Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Hamilton
First PDF page of D003 — CanLift, 4C and Partsroom — Ontario statement of claim
FIRST PAGE · D003 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

CanLift, 4C and Partsroom — Ontario statement of claim

Plaintiff pleading

CanLift's Hamilton action challenges franchise disclosure, foreign-law/arbitration/forum clauses, equipment and warranty issues, manufacturing-year plates, Ontario exclusivity and security registrations. The requested $20 million damages are expressly conditional on the court invalidating the distributor agreement's arbitration clause.

CV-25-00092151-0000 · 2025-10-01 · Electronically issued · 27 PDF pages

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D004 / Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry
First PDF page of D004 — Artic Machinery — notice of civil claim S-261878
FIRST PAGE · D004 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Artic Machinery — notice of civil claim S-261878

Plaintiff pleading

Artic Machinery alleges equipment defects, unpaid warranty support and serial-plate misrepresentations in S-261878. The pleading also recounts XCMG Canada’s process-error explanation. These are pleaded positions, not findings.

S-261878 · 2026-03-13 · Filed initiating pleading evidenced by supplied copy; underlying claims unadjudicated here. · 24 PDF pages

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D005 / Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry
First PDF page of D005 — Wild Timber proceeding — entered Mareva order
FIRST PAGE · D005 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Wild Timber proceeding — entered Mareva order

Interim court order

The supplied March 11 order imposed interim asset restrictions in VLC-S-S-260999, not a merits ruling or damages award. It was extended, varied and replaced on September 4, 2026 (D010).

VLC-S-S-260999 · 2026-03-11 · Entered interlocutory order evidenced by supplied signed/stamped copy. Present continuing effect and subsequent variations/discharge not independently verified. · 6 PDF pages

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D006 / Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
First PDF page of D006 — Certified Mining — Saskatchewan statement of claim
FIRST PAGE · D006 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Certified Mining — Saskatchewan statement of claim

Plaintiff pleading

Saskatoon dealer Certified alleges product defects, warranty and parts/software support failures, and manufacturing-year misrepresentations through serial plates. The pleading anticipates losses exceeding $1.5million; final relief amounts are to be determined at trial.

KBG-SA-897-2026 · 2026-07-21 · Issued date shown in scanned court form · 11 PDF pages

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D007 / Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Hamilton
DOCXWord original · no page preview

James Kurtz — supplied Word statement of claim

Draft / filing unverified

James Kurtz alleges that XCMG Canada dismissed him in October 2024 in retaliation for raising concerns about altered equipment serial plates. His supplied draft claim seeks compensation and additional damages. In a July 9, 2026 defence bearing Ontario court file CV-26-00094941-0000, XCMG Canada denies retaliation and says the dismissal arose from performance, conduct and confidentiality issues. The company says it investigated the reported safety concern and took corrective action. These are opposing pleadings; no judgment or merits finding was supplied, and the draft claim's issuance and exact filed version remain unverified.

Blank in this copy; related defence CV-26-00094941-0000 · 2026-05-01 · Draft or unverified filing copy: court file number, issuance date and registrar fields are blank. Filename date is not the issue or filing date. · Word document

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D008 / Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Hamilton
First PDF page of D008 — XCMG Canada — statement of defence in the Kurtz dispute
FIRST PAGE · D008 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

XCMG Canada — statement of defence in the Kurtz dispute

Defence pleading

James Kurtz alleges that XCMG Canada dismissed him in October 2024 in retaliation for raising concerns about altered equipment serial plates. His supplied draft claim seeks compensation and additional damages. In a July 9, 2026 defence bearing Ontario court file CV-26-00094941-0000, XCMG Canada denies retaliation and says the dismissal arose from performance, conduct and confidentiality issues. The company says it investigated the reported safety concern and took corrective action. These are opposing pleadings; no judgment or merits finding was supplied, and the draft claim's issuance and exact filed version remain unverified.

CV-26-00094941-0000 · 2026-07-09 · Dated defence with court file number. No independent registry confirmation or filing endorsement established from the supplied record; do not report July 9 as verified filing date. · 11 PDF pages

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D009 / Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry
First PDF page of D009 — Wild Timber proceeding: September 4 oral reasons of Justice Crerar
FIRST PAGE · D009 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Wild Timber proceeding: September 4 oral reasons of Justice Crerar

Oral reasons for judgment

Justice Crerar found enough prima facie evidence of breaches of the March 11 and March 25 orders to raise the security, ordering a further C$5 million so that C$10 million is held in total. These are interim chambers findings on a without-notice application, not a trial decision on the claims.

VLC-S-S-260999 · 2026-09-04 · Oral reasons in chambers; finalized copy distributed by the court on September 10, 2026 (see D011). · 6 PDF pages

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D010 / Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry
First PDF page of D010 — Wild Timber proceeding: September 4 order replacing the Mareva relief
FIRST PAGE · D010 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Wild Timber proceeding: September 4 order replacing the Mareva relief

Interim court order

This order extends, varies and replaces the March 11 Mareva order and the March 25 relief. It adds XCMG America Financial, raises allowed spending to C$1.5 million a month, and requires C$10 million in total security plus twice-monthly reporting. It is interim relief, not a finding of liability.

VLC-S-S-260999 · 2026-09-04 · Entered order bearing the Vancouver Registry stamp of September 4, 2026 and a court signature. Scanned copy without a text layer. · 5 PDF pages

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D011 / Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry
First PDF page of D011 — Wild Timber proceeding: request to finalize the September 4 oral reasons
FIRST PAGE · D011 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Wild Timber proceeding: request to finalize the September 4 oral reasons

Court transcription form

This registry form shows both sides’ counsel ordered the September 4 oral reasons, and the court distributed the official copy on September 10. It also records the transcriber’s note that dollar amounts were corrected to millions by agreement.

VLC-S-S-260999 · 2026-09-08 to 2026-09-10 · Ordering-party requests dated September 8 and 9; court message dated September 10, 2026. · 2 PDF pages

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D012 / WorkSafeBC, Prevention Services Division
First PDF page of D012 — WorkSafeBC inspection report: ANT Rentals XCMG XG4047DC lifts
FIRST PAGE · D012 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

WorkSafeBC inspection report: ANT Rentals XCMG XG4047DC lifts

Regulator inspection report

WorkSafeBC found that 27 XCMG XG4047DC lifts that ANT Rentals bought as 2024 units were built in 2021, and that their original serial plates had been replaced. It ordered ANT Rentals to stop supplying them. The orders are directed at ANT Rentals.

WorkSafeBC IR 202616635986A · 2026-03-17 inspection · Report delivered April 7, 2026 by email. Two orders outstanding at printing. · 6 PDF pages

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D013 / WorkSafeBC, Prevention Services Division
First PDF page of D013 — WorkSafeBC inspection report: ANT Rentals Genie lifts
FIRST PAGE · D013 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

WorkSafeBC inspection report: ANT Rentals Genie lifts

Regulator inspection report

In the same WorkSafeBC investigation, 18 of 27 Genie lifts in ANT Rentals’ fleet were found not to meet CSA or ANSI standards, with evidence that serial plates had been altered or replaced. This report concerns Genie equipment, not XCMG machines.

WorkSafeBC IR 202616635985A · 2026-03-17 inspection · Report delivered April 13, 2026 by email. Two orders outstanding at printing. · 6 PDF pages

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D014 / Alberta Occupational Health and Safety
First PDF page of D014 — Alberta OHS stop-use and stop-work orders at XCMG Canada sites
FIRST PAGE · D014 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Alberta OHS stop-use and stop-work orders at XCMG Canada sites

Regulator contact reports and orders

Alberta OHS tagged nine XCMG units at two XCMG Canada sites with stop-use orders over missing or unreadable stamped VINs and plate-year mismatches. A March 19 stop-work order at the storage yard was recorded as complied with on March 20. These are safety orders, not findings of fraud.

OHS-328257 / OHS-331802 · 2026-03-19 to 2026-03-23 · Inspections March 19 and 20; reports delivered March 20 and March 23, 2026. Scanned copy without a text layer. · 11 PDF pages

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D015 / play 103.7 / Harvard Media (news article)
First PDF page of D015 — play 103.7: RCMP search warrant at XCMG Canada headquarters (saved copy)
FIRST PAGE · D015 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

play 103.7: RCMP search warrant at XCMG Canada headquarters (saved copy)

Saved news article copy

A saved copy of the play 103.7 article reporting that Alberta RCMP executed a search warrant at XCMG Canada’s Edmonton headquarters on April 21, 2026 in a fraud investigation. The RCMP said no charges had been laid.

Not a court record · 2026-04-23 · Saved printout of an online news article. Not a court or police record. · 3 PDF pages

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D018 / Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry
First PDF page of D018 — Wild Timber proceeding: second affidavit of XCMG Canada CEO Victor Jiang (excerpts)
FIRST PAGE · D018 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Wild Timber proceeding: second affidavit of XCMG Canada CEO Victor Jiang (excerpts)

Affidavit (defendant's sworn evidence)

XCMG Canada’s CEO swore that the company does not change or alter serial plates, that loose plates and anomalous dates came from an error at the XCMG China plant affecting about 1% of its machines, and that the March 19 Alberta OHS stop-work orders were lifted on March 20. This is sworn evidence from one side, not a court finding.

VLC-S-S-260999 · 2026-03-23 · Affirmed by video before a commissioner in Vancouver; exhibits not included. · 10 PDF pages

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D016 / United States District Court, District of Nevada
First PDF page of D016 — CanLift answer and counterclaims in the Nevada case
FIRST PAGE · D016 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

CanLift answer and counterclaims in the Nevada case

Answer and counterclaim pleading

CanLift denies XCMG North America’s contract claims and counterclaims against XCMG North America and XCMG America Financial. It alleges defective equipment, refused parts and warranty support, and serial-plate tampering. These are CanLift’s allegations and have not been decided.

2:26-cv-01508-APG-MDC · 2026-09-29 · Filed as Document 36 on September 29, 2026. · 25 PDF pages

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D017 / United States District Court, District of Nevada
First PDF page of D017 — Summons to XCMG America Financial in the Nevada case
FIRST PAGE · D017 · PDF page 1 · supplied copy

Summons to XCMG America Financial in the Nevada case

Issued summons

The court clerk issued a summons on October 5, 2026 to bring XCMG America Financial into the case on CanLift’s counterclaims, with 21 days to respond after service. It is a procedural step, not a ruling.

2:26-cv-01508-APG-MDC · 2026-10-05 · Summons issued by the clerk and filed as Document 38 on October 5, 2026. Scanned copy without a text layer. · 2 PDF pages

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D019 / XCMG Canada internal correspondence (supplied copy)
First PDF page of D019 — Jim Kurtz email to XCMG Canada CEO about manufacturing dates
FIRST PAGE · D019 · PDF page 1 · privacy-redacted supplied-copy preview

Jim Kurtz email to XCMG Canada CEO about manufacturing dates

Internal email / sender-reported concern

In an email dated October 11, 2024, Jim Kurtz reported concerns to XCMG Canada’s CEO about manufacturing dates shown on serial plates for certain lifts and possible effects on inspection timing. These are sender-reported concerns, not findings; the supplied copy has not been independently authenticated.

No case number · email dated 2024-10-11 · 2024-10-11 · Date and time shown in the supplied email copy; transmission and completeness not independently authenticated. · 1 PDF pages

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