Chad Kroeger Sued For Assaulting Heckler

05/04/09 1:10pm

by Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack)

Chad Kroeger is facing a civil lawsuit for allegedly assaulting a heckler outside a Vancouver bar two years ago.

Kroeger (real name Chad Turton) could only bear to hear the phrase "Nickelback sucks" so many times, and allegedly opted to silence furniture salesman Noah Christian Morse around 3 a.m. on the sidewalk outside of the Roxy Nightclub with a sharp punch to the mouth.

Morse has filed a lawsuit against Kroeger through the B.C. Supreme Court that claims he suffered a concussion or brain injury involving a loss of consciousness, dental injuries and discolouration, permanent scars to his face, headaches, sleeplessness, anxiety, moodiness and loss of concentration.

The suit is seeking damages for past and future loss of income and medical expenses, including medication. Morse is also claiming for general, special and punitive damages.

Morse's lawyer, Jeffrey Scouten, said in a Canada.com article that Kroeger had been served with court documents. No statement of defence has been filed.

Vancouver police didn’t charge Kroeger at the time of the alleged assault, and it's not likely they will now.

On the bright side (for Kroeger, at least), he's about to get his driver’s license back this month after losing it last year for driving with a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit of .08 in his Lamborghini in June 2006. Kroeger dropped the appeal of his conviction in February.

Be careful what you say around Kroeger at these Nickelback shows:

May 22 Manchester, England @ Manchester Evening News Arena
May 23 Glasgow, Scotland @ Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre Hall 4
May 25 Newcastle, England @ Metro Radio Arena
May 26 Birmingham, England @ National Indoor Arena
May 28 London, England @ 02 Arena
May 29 Sheffield, England @ Sheffield Arena
July 10 Darien Lake, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 11 Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
July 14 Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion
July 15 Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 17 Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
July 18 Pittsburgh, PA @ Post-Gazette Pavilion
July 21 Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 22 Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 24 Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
July 25 Hartford, CT @ The Meadows Music Theater
July 28 Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
July 29 Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavilion
July 31 Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 1 Raleigh, NC @ Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Aug. 9 Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Aug. 12 Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Center
Aug. 14 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Aug. 15 Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Aug. 17 Birmingham, AL @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug. 19 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 21 Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 22 Maryland Heights, MI @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 25 Englewood, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Aug. 26 Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
Aug. 28 Ridgefield, WA @ Amphitheater at Clark County
Aug. 29 George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre
Aug. 31 Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sept. 1 Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sept. 3 Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 5 San Diego, CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Sept. 6 Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sept. 8 Phoenix, AZ @ Jobing.com Arena
Sept. 9 Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
Sept. 12 Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion