In the case of Lepard v. Greenwood, dated September 12, 2023, plaintiff Gayla Lepard had been at the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam, BC, operated by the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, and had become involved in an incident. While playing a slot machine, a fight had erupted among other casino patrons, including David Barry Greenwood, Antonio Jose Carvalho Vieira, Brandon Marco Vieira, and Michael Anthony Vieira (referred to as "the defendants"), resulting in the plaintiff being knocked off her stool and onto the floor by one of the defendants. The casino's surveillance cameras had recorded the altercation, and incident reports had been prepared by the casino staff.
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) had owned the surveillance footage and incident reports, and all parties, including the plaintiff and BCLC, had agreed that these materials had been relevant to the ongoing legal proceedings. However, one of the defendants, Michael Vieira, had opposed these conditions and had questioned the jurisdiction of a master to rule on the matter. The court had clarified that the master had had the authority to impose conditions on document production in this case, based on the relevant court rules.
The court had ultimately granted the order for production with the protective conditions sought by BCLC, as they had been deemed necessary to safeguard both public interests and individual privacy. No specific amount had been provided in the case regarding a financial award.